Dual core processor question?
I'm looking at the AMD Athlon™ X2 dual-core processor 4800 and i'm wondering exactly how processors work.
It says the processor is 2.5ghz, now does that mean that since its double there are two processors each 2.5 so it's like a 5ghz single
or
does it mean that there are like two 1.25ghz processors that combine to make 2.5ghz
If you can throw in anything else that would educate me on processors please enlighten me
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nope, it isnt counted like that, erm...have u know anything abt engine ? u know a DOHC engine, Double Over Head Cam, its like that, 2 cams works faster n smoother than 1 cam, each cam uses less strength, so produces more power but u dont need a lot of strength, multi core processors r better for multi tasking, where u have a lot of programs running, if u want to run faster, add more rams instead
No, Dual Core are two processors built side by side. That dosn't increase the speed it allows the processor to handle more processes at once. Most programs don't take advantage of that, just Windows for the most part because it's such a bloated hog.
So the whole Dual Core and Quad Core Processor fads are really not all that they're cracked up to be there's a lot of hype behind it. However they are superior quality to the single core processors of previous generations and that does make them faster, but as far as speeds they're not helping all that much yet. They will eventually, but the big potential advantages that the dual and quad core processors have are currently wasted potential.
They don't work like that. Think of it like a highway. The GHz is the speed limit. The number of cores means the number of lanes in the road. A dual core has two lanes for data to go through, so it can handle two things at once, but they still move at the same speed as a single core. However, if the traffic is light, you may not use that second lane. The speed limit is still 2.5 GHz. Some programs can make use of both lanes at once (think like a wide load truck). So you can get bigger programs to run. Very few programs make use of a full four lanes (quad core processor), except if you're into video editing.