dual core
Two-brain chip design
Dual core describes a processor containing two independent processing units on a single chip, allowing a computer to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
The term emerged in the mid-2000s as manufacturers shifted from increasing clock speed to adding cores: My old dual core laptop struggles with modern software.
Now largely superseded by quad-core and higher configurations.
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- CPUMain computing chip
- multicoreHaving several processors
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- AMDProcessor and GPU manufacturer
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- processorsCPU, processor, microprocessor, Pentium, microchip
- CPU speedsclock rate, gigahertz, megahertz, overclock, hertz