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September 10, 2006

hardware

Core 2 Duo really is faster than Core Duo

Posted Sep. 10, ’06, 8:51 PM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Hardware

Core 2 Duo While Coke 2 may not be better than the original Coke, it looks like the Core 2 Duo is better than the original. According to Macworld’s Speedmark benchmark, they’re 10% faster (based upon a score of 232 by the 2 GHz Core 2 Duo versus 210 by the 2 GHz Core Duo). That’s performance at the same clockspeed. It’s great to see that Intel really is following through with the commitment to performance rather than clockspeed.

What’s even more remarkable is that as Apple bumped the processor speeds at the same time, the performance per buck has dramatically improved. I love my Mac Pro, but it’s very expensive (as are the memory upgrades). These new iMacs are quite a bargain. So much so that I’m pushing my parents to get one for my mom to use in the kitchen. Once I can convince them that it’s worth stepping up to the $1199 model from the $999 model, we’ll be good.


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