[mythtv-users] What is a "dual core processor"?

[John Drescher]

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:44 AM, Marc Barrett <mnealbarrett at cox.net> wrote:
> For the purpose of fitting the requirements for playing back files from
> a Hauppauge HD-PVR.  Today, perhaps the quintessential "dual core"
> processor is the "Core 2 Duo", and that is the one that most people with
> HD-PVR's are probably using.  But there are others, and I have not
> kept up with new processors very well.  (My systems all use Pentium 4s)
>
> There are older processors which are still technically  "dual core", and I was
> wondering if they would work.  There is the Pentium D, and the "Pentium
> Dual Core".  As well as many processors from AMD, but I admit that I know
> very little about AMD.  Which of these older "dual core" processor lines
> would work, and how fast of a system would I need?  For example, I saw
> a Pentium D system at 3Ghz on Dell's outlet site for under $300.  The
> cheapest  "Core 2 Duo" is about $400, for a 1.8Ghz system.
>
The core2 duo at 1.8GHz is slightly faster than the dual core 3 Ghz
PentiumD. I gather when comparing processors subtract 1Ghz from
PentiumD when comparing to an Athlon X2. And about 1.6GHz when
comparing to core2. This will give you a rough estimate of
performance.

John