the i7 is better
the i7 have 4 physical cores and 2 threads per core
the core 2 quad have 4 physical cores and 1 thread per core.
the i7 also have a technology called turbo boost to boost the performnce of single core apps
the Intel core 2 quad
Core 2 Quad
quad core has 4 cores a dual core has 2 cores
The Athlon x4 will be better as it is a quad core compared to the Core 2 Duo's dual core technology. Should you wish to look at the Core 2 Quad, then the Core 2 Quad would be a better choice.
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.
A Core 2 quad is essentially 2 Core 2 duos put on one chip so its almost twice the power.
It Was on November 2, 2006 Kentsfield released the first Intel desktop quad core CPU branded Core 2
To be blunt, the Core 2 duo has two proccesing cores while Core 2 quad has four proccessing cores.
Apple uses a range of processors depending upon their needs these include Intel Core 2 Duo, quad-core Intel Core i5, quad-core Intel Core i7, Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500,, Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 "Nehalem" processors.
Dual core 2 is the 2nd version of the dual core processor and quad core is obviously 4 cores in a processor.
yes or no??
The quad core is better. As its 4 cores, the workload is spread efficiently between them so it runs smoother. But the quad core is more expensive.The Intel Core 2 Duo processor was designed to meet the demand for increased performance from PC users. It can run multiple, intense software applications simultaneously.