Dual core 2.6 and I3 core 2.2 or I5 core 2.2?

baxxter said:

essenbe said:

No. There is no 8Ghz CPU. That is just about the world record Overclock.

isnt each core 2.0GHZ and its 4 cores then the CPU is 8 ?!

No. It has 4 cores and each one runs at 2.0. The whole CPU runs at 2.0.

stormy13 said:

No they are never added together. It is a dual or quad core with each core running at whatever speed they are designed to run at.

There were a few ebay scams that used to try and pull that a few years ago (and likely still are) where they would list a 2.4 GHz quad core as a 9.6 GHz cpu.

Actually I can understand his confusion as I see ebay adds and in other places where they will call a quad a 6 or 8 ghz whatever fits because of the multiple cores.

...This is wrong however as everyone has been pointing out to you. It's not cumulative. The processor frequency is the same regardless of number of cores.

I think everyone has answered the same way, just explained different. If it is listed as a 2.0 CPU, the number of cores does not matter. 2.0 is the speed of the CPU.

Go to qo to a website like Newegg, look up the CPU you are intrested in and click on the detail section. It should explain all you need to know. If you are talking about the 2nd gen. core i5, I believe they are all 4 cores. If you are talking about the 1st Gen. i5's I believe they are 2 cores up to the i5-750 which is 4 cores. any number above 750 is 4 cores. I believe all that info to be correct, but you can check it out in the above link.