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Old 06-29-2007, 11:55 AM   #1035
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Originally Posted by LockedOut View Post
The Duo part refers to the 2 core on each processors. The 2 part just means it's a successor to their previous dual core CPU's.
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It is the Core part that is the 2nd generation, although the Core didn't stick around long (it was the initial successor to the Pentium M). Core 2 came along, and the Core 2 Duo is 2 cores.

It is pretty much a huge naming fubar.

Now days pretty much all you should remember is that a Core 2 Duo is approximately 30% faster than a similarly spec'ed Core Duo. (stupid marketers giving very similar names !#@$!)
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