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What are the benefits of a dual-core CPU over a quad-core in a desktop PC?

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I know that in most cases when you buy a dual-core CPU for the same price you could get a quad-core, you end up getting 2 cores that are faster individually than the 4 cores individually in the quad-core CPU. Yes, you can essentially have 4 processes run simultaneously with a quad-core as compared …

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