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Is there a big difference between the Intel Pentium Dual-Core and the Intel Core 2 Duo processors?
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E2220(2.4GHZ,1MB L2 Cache,800FSB)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E7300 (2.66GHz, 3M, 1066MHz FSB)
Is there a noticable difference between the two besides the 80 dollars more for Core 2 Duo?
As other have pointed out, there is a HUGE difference. It is well worth the extra $80 and will make you much happier in the long run. Way back when you could make some assumptions on performance based on the MHz clock speed of the chips; this is not longer the case. Rather than just making them bigger and faster, architectural difference are really making the advancements -- especially by adding more cores.
As a quick way to check, look at the number on the chip as they are in the same family. E2220 is much lower than E7300. (Just remember to always compare in the same family -- a Q6600 will toast an E7300.)
Hope this helps!
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