Core2Duo vs Pentium Dual-Core ???

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Hey everyone,

whats really the difference between the core2duo and a pentium dual core processor?

also which would be better for gaming and overclocking?
 

a7xfire

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okay then the Core2Duo E6700 and the Pentium Dual Core E6700?

aside from the L2 Cache i dont see any difference?

also, what exactly does the L2 Cache do in reference to performance?
 
L2 Cache is used to store instructions for the CPU to process. It sits in the CPU itself and it has low latency; meaning it is fast.

Instructions that cannot fit into the L2 Cache is stored in the system RAM which is much slower than the L2 Cache. It means the CPU takes a little longer to process because it has to wait to receive the instructions from RAM to the L2 Cache and finally to the CPU.
 

Between the two E6700 that is correct the Pentium is the better it has 20,3 % higher core clock! If you had a core2duo that ran the same speed as the pentium it would be faster!
Here you can compare c2d E7500 and pentium E6500 that run the same clock, =on&prod[4434]=on]http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/desktop-cpu-charts-2010/compare,2433.html?prod[4429]=on&prod[4434]=on