Thread: Core 2 Duo question.
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Old 07-07-2009, 07:36 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Core 2 Duo question.
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Originally Posted by Skormm View Post
Could it be that it's because of the dual-cores it's equivalent to a single core running at that speed?
That's not how multi-core works You don't add clock speeds.

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