[Pc_Support] Are "Core Duo" and "Dual Core" synonymous terms? <EOM>

[Damien McKenna]

"Dual Core" means there are two CPU cores to a physical CPU chip.

Core Duo is a marketing term from Intel, as is Core Solo, Core 2 Duo  
and the upcoming Core 2 Quadro.

Every Core Duo or Core 2 Duo CPU is dual core.

Not every dual core CPU is an Intel Core Duo, e.g. AMD have had dual- 
core CPUs on market for ages, and Intel also have been selling  
Pentium4-based and older Xeon-based dual core chips that are nowhere  
are good as the newer generation.

Any other questions?

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