From: realnc@arcor.de   
      
   J.O. Aho wrote:   
   > Nikos Chantziaras wrote:   
   >> J.O. Aho wrote:   
   >>> Going with two cores gives you a possibility to get a CPU with a   
   >>> higher Hz, but at the same time the dual cores has older design, so   
   >>> each Hz won't deliver as much power as on a CPu with a newer design.   
   >>   
   >> Uhm, no?  It's the *exact* same architecture.   
   >   
   > The architecture is the same, keep in mind that a 32bit x86 CPU is the   
   > same architecture as 8080   
      
   With "architecture" I mean the model's architecture (AMD K8, AMD K10,   
   etc.) not the usual "IBM/Intel compatible" thing.  Each core is equally   
   fast and it doesn't matter the least how many cores there are.  A new   
   Athlon X2 (dual core) 6-series uses two K10 cores.  A Phenom X4 uses   
   four K10 cores.  They share the same architecture: K10.  A K10 with a   
   higher clock than another K10 is faster because they're both of the same   
   architecture (K10).   
      
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