Pentium D is nothing but 2 Prescott Processors side by side…
When it runs, it tends to get very hot, and is hence 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.
Expect one Core 2 Duo Lowest End Processors like E4400/E4300 taking up and beating Intel Pentium D 3.8 GHz ones with ease … 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 the 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….
Both the Intel Pentium 4 (P4) and Core2 processors are legacy (out of production) processor families. The P4s are single core, whereas the newer Core series have 2 or more processors.
There is no Pentium 5 processor. The mainstream (non-budget) Pentium line ends with the Pentium D, which is essentially a dual-core Pentium 4. The Core Solo, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, and Core 2 Quad all have a very different architecture from the Pentium 4.
The Pentium D is essentially a rebranded and double-cored version of the Pentium 4. The Core 2 Duo is a much more efficient and powerful processor.
The core 2 duo is faster.
The difference is that Core Duo processors have to "engines" instead of one. With other words, Core Duo means 2 Intel processors in the same time working!
usually a Pentium core.
The Pentium Dual Core has a smaller L2 cache than a Core 2 Duo. It essentially fills the same role as the older Celeron processors; a cost-reduced version of a more powerful chip.
Very little, actually. The Pentium Dual-Core has a smaller L2 cache, making it just slightly slower than a Core 2 Duo at the same clock speed.
The Core 2 duo is the best
The difference between a Pentium and a Centrino is that the Pentium and Core Duo, etc, are configured with the Centrino containing less capability and being marketed at a lower cost point than the Pentium branded product.
The Intel Pentium line encompasses many processors of many different architectures ranging from the original Pentium Processor of 1994 up to the Core 2 Duo based Pentium simply called the "Pentium". The Intel Pentium used to be Intel's flagship processor. Recently this position has been taken by the Core 2 Duo and Core i7. The Pentium now is reduced to a budget processor that offers lower performance but also lower cost.
No. A Pentium Dual Core is a cost-reduced version of a Core 2 Duo. Think of it as the new equivalent of a Celeron. The Pentium D is basically a dual-cored version of the Pentium 4, but is far less efficient than a Core 2 Duo (or a Pentium Dual Core).
A generic "dual core" processor is any processor which has two separate processors on a single chip. This should not be confused with the Pentium Dual-Core, which was a brand of dual core processors which used the Pentium architecture on each core. The Core 2 Duo is also a specific processor from Intel. The Core 2 is a brand of microprocessors based on the Core architecture. The Core 2 Duo specifically refers to a dual core version of the Core 2 brand.