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Dual core Vs. Quad core
Remember when you were thinking about buying a laptop and you wanted to first check out the configuration? The first thing you noticed was the core, right?
You were probably like, ‘Hay God! Which one is quad core again?’
Let me help you out of your confusion.
See, there are many cores available in the market, one is bound to get confused over which to go for. There are many types of cores like Dual Core, Quad Core, Hexa-Core, Octa-Core etc.
I will help understand what these ‘names’ really mean but then, we will focus more on ‘Dual Core’ & ‘Quad Core’ since they are the most used ones.
It is in your best interest to note that the ‘dual-core’ & ‘quad-core’ I’m talking about are the cores used in Computers and not in mobile phones.
Shall we begin?
Dual Core Vs Quad Core
Here is a simple comparison between Dual-Core & Quad-Core processors based on several points. Before that, below are some of the essentials which you might like to know:
A core is a part of a processing chip. There is only one processing chip in a computer. Generally, it is called CPU. The processing chip can have any number of cores for example one, two, four, six, eight etc. currently, the best you can get is an 18-core chip in the market.
Now, lets us compare ‘dual core’ & ‘quad core’ in terms of some factors:
- Power Consumption
The more the number of cores, the higher the power consumed by the CPU. This is because when the CPU is on, it supplies power to all the cores simultaneously & not just to one at a single point in time.
- Heat
As you can predict, the more the cores, the more the heat generated by the processor. Therefore, in Quad-Core processors, manufacturers have to come up with better cooling solutions.
- Speed
The next factor of comparison is speed. Most people think that more the number of cores more is the speed of the processor.
But this is not the case. The speed of the processor is determined by the clock speed of each core, and the architecture. Let us explain this with the help of an example. A dual-core CPU with higher clock speed than a quad-core CPU will give much better speed and performance than the quad-core CPU.
- Price
The price of a processor doesn’t depend on ‘dual-core’ or ‘quad-core’. Again, it depends on the clock speed & architecture of the core. But if clock speed & architecture of both ‘dual-core’ & ‘quad-core’ are same then ‘quad-core’ i.e. higher number of cores, will fetch a much higher price.
Any questions?
