Intel updates processor prices

On the Intel site, the E5200 is NOT a Core 2 Duo, it is a Pentium Dual Core...

But everyone is reporting it as a Core 2 Duo... 

http://compare.intel.com/PCC/default.aspx?familyid=1&culture=en-US

What gives?

The Pentium Dual Core brand is reserved for that value members of the Core 2 Duo family. The CPU architecture is the same as Core 2 Duo: the differences are brand and cache size. Apparenly there are a lot of people in the world to whom the word "Pentium" means something positive. This brand is for those guys.

They're pretty much the same thing - the Pentium Dual Cores are just Core 2s with less cache and perform pretty much identically relative to clock speed. Particularly the E5200 which has the same amount of cache and such as the E4000 series. It doesn't really matter either way.

The latest price list (http://www.intc.com/priceList.cfm) calls it a Core 2 Duo. :shrug:

Not to mention the recent advertising farce where Core 2 Quad CPUs are being reported as Quad Core CPUs. Get your facts straight morons', a Quad Core has FOUR processing cores, while a Core 2 Quad has 4 x the cache of a normal Core 2.


Where's that post?
What idiot said Core2 Quads were dual cores with 4X the cache? Go back to your ebay wars you idiot!

I find it hilarious when someone like Dane feels the need to shout about how wrong others are, while having his facts completely screwy. 


wow Dane, you're a geeks hero. You must be proud knowing your quads from your duo caches et el. . . . ;)

Uh.....no. I have a Core 2 Quad, and it does in fact have 4 cores.

Dane, a core 2 quad actually DOES have 4 cores!

The Pentium Dual Core range are low end Core 2s (which are much faster than the old Pentium Ds) that use the Pentium D power regulation and pin layout making them compatible with older motherboards.

Dane save your misinformed comments for somewhere else, not a tech tabloid mate.

Core 2 Quads are indeed Quad Core as they have 4 processors. The don't have 4x the cache of the Core 2's, they have 2x the cache, as a Core Quads are basically two Core 2's thrown together on the same package.

Yes, they have 4x the cache or one of the mid-range series or even 12x the cache of the low-end models, or compared to the 65nm series they have 1.5x the cache in the new 45nm 

Easy to be confused, think Intel makes it confusing on purpose. Personally the Pentium Dual Core serves me fine. The E2180 was dirt-cheap and have got to 3Ghz on stock, and doesn't 'feel' all that different to a E8400 - sure, benchmarks are much better, but due to not much difference in real world usage, isn't worth the extra £100.

Now the E5200 looks *very* interesting. High multiplier, 2.5Ghz stock...

New overclockers favourite ?!?

Core 2 Quad ARE quad-core CPUs (well, tecvhnically they're two dual-core CPUs bonded together), but all in all they do have four cores.

Be careful with the weed, bro.

I've always been an AMD user and I always will be most likely.

Given the state of today's economy, value is often more important than price.

For us non gaming, overtly value-conscious buyers, an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane @ $66 with cooler is high value.

Cut my encoding time by 67% and I still have enough money in my pocket to take my bride out for a great anniversary evening.