https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Moderncode-for-Parallel/Suggested-addition-to-Multi-Core-Processor-Architecture-FAQ/m-p/912886#M4726 <P><FONT face="Arial" size="2">One of our users had the following question after reading </FONT><A href="http://www3.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/dc/pentium4/221188.htm"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Geoff Koch'sIntel Multi-Core Processor Architecture: FAQ</FONT></A><FONT face="Arial" size="2">:</FONT></P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P><FONT face="Arial" size="2">A dual core Processor 3.0 GHz clock rate means two Processors working at<BR />3.0Ghz or just 1.5 Ghz for each?</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">The answer is thatin that case,both execution cores would run at 3.0 GHz.</FONT></P> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">It is hard to find this explicitly stated in the current documentation. To list one example, looking at theTechnology @ Intel article </FONT><A href="http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/computing/Dual-core-0505.pdf"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">A New Era of Architectural Innovation Arrives with Intel Dual-Core Processors</FONT></A><FONT face="Arial" size="2">, it states:</FONT></P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">The Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition features two full execution cores, each running at the same speed...</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">...but it doesn't say *which* same speed.</FONT></P> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">==</FONT></P> <P class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lexi S.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><P></P></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IntelSoftware NetworkSupport</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><P></P></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.intel.com/software">http://www.intel.com/software</A> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><P></P></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/58987.htm">Contact us</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><P></P></SPAN></P> <P dir="ltr"><A href="http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/computing/Dual-core-0505.pdf"></A></P> Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:08:34 GMT Intel_Software_Netw1 2006-08-30T00:08:34Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Moderncode-for-Parallel/Suggested-addition-to-Multi-Core-Processor-Architecture-FAQ/m-p/912886#M4726 <P><FONT face="Arial" size="2">One of our users had the following question after reading </FONT><A href="http://www3.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/dc/pentium4/221188.htm"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Geoff Koch'sIntel Multi-Core Processor Architecture: FAQ</FONT></A><FONT face="Arial" size="2">:</FONT></P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P><FONT face="Arial" size="2">A dual core Processor 3.0 GHz clock rate means two Processors working at<BR />3.0Ghz or just 1.5 Ghz for each?</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">The answer is thatin that case,both execution cores would run at 3.0 GHz.</FONT></P> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">It is hard to find this explicitly stated in the current documentation. To list one example, looking at theTechnology @ Intel article </FONT><A href="http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/computing/Dual-core-0505.pdf"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">A New Era of Architectural Innovation Arrives with Intel Dual-Core Processors</FONT></A><FONT face="Arial" size="2">, it states:</FONT></P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">The Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition features two full execution cores, each running at the same speed...</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">...but it doesn't say *which* same speed.</FONT></P> <P dir="ltr"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">==</FONT></P> <P class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lexi S.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><P></P></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IntelSoftware NetworkSupport</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><P></P></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.intel.com/software">http://www.intel.com/software</A> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><P></P></SPAN></P> <P class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/58987.htm">Contact us</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><P></P></SPAN></P> <P dir="ltr"><A href="http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/computing/Dual-core-0505.pdf"></A></P> Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:08:34 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Moderncode-for-Parallel/Suggested-addition-to-Multi-Core-Processor-Architecture-FAQ/m-p/912886#M4726 Intel_Software_Netw1 2006-08-30T00:08:34Z