The Intel dual-core processor consists of two complete execution cores in one physical processor. Imagine that a dual-core processor is like a four-lane highway—it can handle up to twice as many cars as a two-lane road without making each car drive twice as fast.

Similarly, with an Intel dual-core processor, you can do more at once than ever before, without slowing down:

* Boost multitasking power with improved performance for highly multithreaded and compute-intensive applications
* Reduce costs and use less power with energy-efficient Intel dual-core processors built on Intel® Core™ microarchitecture
* Enjoy flexibility and the performance to handle robust content creation or intense gaming with multimedia-enabling technologies built in

The quad core has four processing cores and up to 8MB of shared L2 cache¹ and up to 1066 MHz Front Side Bus