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Thread ID: 93458 2008-09-17 09:28:00 If an AMD 64 x2 CPU is triple core like 2.1/2.3 Speedy Gonzales (78) Press F1
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705963 2008-09-17 09:28:00 Is 2.1 the real speed or what??

What exactly is tripled??

Are there 3 cores in it, and if so, what would the speed of each core be, if its only 2.1?
Speedy Gonzales (78)
705964 2008-09-17 09:37:00 The x2 cpu lines are dualcore only as far as I'm aware. The speed given is the clock frequency of the CPU, i.e. if they said it was a 2.1GHz CPU, then you'd have two cores running at 2.1GHz. Erayd (23)
705965 2008-09-17 09:47:00 Oops you maybe right, I mean the AM2+ CPU's (by the looks of it, the x2 ends at 6400)

So, if it were triple core, it'll have 3 cores @ 2.1 each?

Or 3 cores @ 2.1 total?
Speedy Gonzales (78)
705966 2008-09-17 09:50:00 Three cores, each running at 2.1GHz. Clock frequency isn't an additive unit, the total clock frequency for a chip with three 2.1GHz cores is still 2.1GHz. If you want an additive unit, use some kind of operations/sec measurement (flops is the most common). Erayd (23)
705967 2008-09-17 09:53:00 ok, gotcha. thanx for the info :) Speedy Gonzales (78)
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