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   Nikos Chantziaras wrote:   
   > 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).   
      
   It's true if the revision of the core is same.   
      
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