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

[Damien McKenna]

On Sep 20, 2006, at 5:54 PM, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Understand that "Core" is an Intel _brand_name_.
> It represents Intel's new "Core" x86-64 design.

Mostly.  The initial Core Duo and Core Solo processors didn't have  
the x86-64 enhancements, only the Core 2 Duo line.

> There are "Core Solo" and "Core Duo" to reflect one or two cores.

.. and Core 2 Duo is the second generation of their "Core" line.

>> and Intel also have been selling Pentium4-based and older
>> Xeon-based dual core chips that are nowhere are good as the
>> newer generation.
>
> Those are *NOT* "dual-core."  That is _dual_threading_.

No, they have dual-core Pentium D models and IIRC dual-core Xeons.   
Not hyper-threading, dual core.

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