The performance of Core 2 Duo is very good. It is faster than other predecessor processors. Many programs can be done at one time.
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Core 2 duo is dual core. And before that was core duo which was dual core too...
core 2 duo will be better.
The Intel Core Duo.
There is no difference between dual core and core 2 duo. Intel just name its recent family of dual core processors as "core 2 duo". Both (core 2 duo and dual core) works in same fashion.
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In terms of performance, The Intel Core i5 out-performs the Intel Core 2 Duo. So if you have the money, go for the i5.
´Dual core' just means that there are 2 separate cores in the CPU. Intel has made dual core pentuim 4, core duo and core 2 duo CPUs. ´Core 2 Duo´ is just one type of dual core CPU that Intel has made.
E8500.
The quad core processor has four cores. It is essentially two of the Core 2 Duo processors as the Core 2 Duo only has two. The quad core will be faster and as a result more expensive.