Core 2 Duo and Dual Core: What’s the Difference?
May 28, 2008
I was looking for the same difference. And thanks to Chota Cheeta found this 
Quoting below:
Many people are confused what exactly the difference between Intel Core 2 Duo and Between Intel Pentium D or Intel Dual Core processors….
I would try to explain from a END user point a view rather not going in to details architecture over view…
The Simple facts are,
All Core 2 Duo Processors are Dual Core Processors..
All Pentium D Processors are Dual Core Processors..
All Intel Dual Core Processors are Dual Core Processors…Pentium D is nothing but 2 Prescott Processors side by side… runs very hot, not a good OverClocker…
Intel Core 2 Duo processors are next gen processors from Intel on 65 nm platform… developed from Ground up with new Architecture called Core… so they are whole new Processors just Jump like Pentium 2 to Pentium 3 or Pentium 4… Expect one Core 2 Duo Lowest End Processors like E4400/E4300 taking up and beating Intel Pentium D 3.8 GHz ones with ease [Laughing] … runs damn cool and super over clocker…
Intel Dual Core Processors are just launched striped down version of Core 2 Duos.. there are 2 in Market for Desktop range, E2140 runs at 1.6 GHz with 1 MB L2 and 800 MHz FSB and E2160 with 1.8 GHz with same specs of E2140…. these are not Pentium D rather they are same batch like Core 2 Duo based on the new Core Technology…. they perform same like Core 2 Duos but they were launched with a very low price to counter the market of super low cost but high performer AMD X2 range line up to AMD X2 4000….
Entry Filed under: Facts, Technology. Tags: Core 2 Duo, Dual Core, Inten Inside, Pentium D.
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Sanix | May 29, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Actually Core duo processors were originally made for the laptops and dual core processors were for the desktops. But as Core duo processors performed far far more better than the dual core processors, so they replaced dual cores. The performance of a Core duo is sometimes even more than 300% from the same version of dual core processor.
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д§mд | May 30, 2008 at 9:57 am
Thanks Sanix, it was very educating
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sage | June 12, 2008 at 8:37 pm
core duo are 32bit processors, while core2duos are 64bit ready… now, just, what are they? is AMD 64 x2 the same as a c2d, or which is better? i just learned from you that pentium d is already dual core, thanks.
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ali | July 6, 2008 at 12:56 am
core 2 duo is 100% fasteer than dual core
due to two rocessors
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ali | July 6, 2008 at 1:00 am
dual core is slower than core 2 duo
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vrs | July 10, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Sage
dual core also come in 64-bit
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faizan khan | September 24, 2008 at 12:17 pm
hiiiiiiiiiii sanix thanx for nice anwser but i think it is not the appropriate answer for this question…………..plz provide the right sentence for tht if u are possible to provide
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Mudassir | January 9, 2009 at 3:47 am
wth, there was nothing from an end user point of view …. it was so much technical dude …
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I Caps | August 2, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Nice Post, I wrote an post on same topic with detailed information. Check it here
http://www.ialwayscapital.com/2009/07/difference-between-intel-core-2-duo-vs.html
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Gunish | October 21, 2009 at 12:56 am
Thanks very much now I can go for my Lappy haa haa
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Indro | October 21, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Thanx 4 providing such a technical help…at d end i m still confused…core 2 duo or dual core…???
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Indro | October 21, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Act which one is better 4 games
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д§mд | October 21, 2009 at 1:44 pm
for games may be the newer things core 2 quad
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shalani | October 30, 2009 at 1:18 am
Please tell me what is the GOOD processor??
Dual Core? Core Duo?