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Processor speed is one of those tricky things that's really hard to grasp. Most retailers and computer junkies will refer to a processor's speed by the processor's clock speed (in Hertz, Hz). This is usually an indicator on how fast the processor will work. Unfortunately, that's not always true.

For example, a single-core 2.16 GHz processor will not perform near as well as a dual-core 2 GHz processor. In general, newer processors that have many cores will throw clock speed ratings out the window. (For a more accurate definition of speed, try to find out how many "flops", or calculations per second, a processor can do. This is more commonly seen on supercomputers.)

Assuming that these are both single-core processors, a clock speed of 2.16 GHz would be faster than a clock speed of 2 GHz. If either of these are multi-core, however, it's probably better to go with more cores.

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