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How much better is Core 2 Duo?

darkside94
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I have seen the Pentium D dual core 3Ghz processors. What are some of the benefits of a 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor over the Pentium D?

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ILevi1
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Well, the advantages are many. Most notably higher power efficiency (approx. 30W less TDP), and higher IPC leading to much better performance on lower clock frequency. 3GHz Pentium D is easily beaten by even 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo in most tasks. But there were numerous benchmarks on the subject and I am sure you will find the data you need just by visiting few trusted review sites such as tomshardware.com or anandtech.com among the others.
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