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What is the difference between "Intel Pentium Dual-Core" and "Intel Core 2"

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I can't seem to understand what is the difference between the two, seen in wikipedia. I think I've got it that they are both 64bit, but other then that, I'm lost.

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A Pentium Dual Core is essentially two cores based on an older design slapped on the one chip. They have a reputation for getting rather warm under load. Core 2 Duos are based on a newer core design that is significantly quicker clock-for-clock in m…

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