What is the difference? e2160 dual-core vs e2160 core 2 duo?

[aguilera2000]

Hi, i hope some one here has the answer i am looking for.
What is the difference OTHER THAN PRICE between these 2 CPU's

intel pentium dual-core e2160 (mo)(go) 1.8 GHz (1MB,800 MHz,LGA775)

and this one

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 (L2) 1.8 GHz (1MB,800 MHz,LGA775)

Which one should i buy? and why?

thanks

[Leevmeister]

no difference.
The core 2 duo should be pentium dual core too.
Names are the only thing thats different, the processors are the same.
Just choose the cheapest

[CPUShack]

one is probably Retail (comes with fan/heatsink) the other is probably OEM and deosnt

[Wizzard1]

Core 2 Duo E2160 does not exist- It's strictly a Pentium Dual-Core part.

[Guest]

[Chiefish]

there is some incorrect sales descriptions being used for these two CPus , they are all pentium dual cores, the only difference between them is the steppings. See this link.
http://processorfinder.intel.com/List.aspx?ParentRadio=All&ProcFam=0&SearchKey=e2160

[Guest]

[quote="Chiefish"]there is some incorrect sales descriptions being used for these two CPus , they are all pentium dual cores, the only difference between them is the steppings.


what are the steppings what do they do? thanks

[CPUShack]

They are just revisions of the core, small bug fixes etc.

For your needs they are not relevant.

[Guest]

Ok i think i am starting to get it... let's wrap things up with one more question... DO ALL CORE 2 DUO's ARE JUST DUAL CORE PROCESSORS??? WHY??? HOW???
Thanks guys... i really appreciate your time and help i never tought that this whole dual-core/core2duo thing would be so hardcore...

[Mixeur]

pentium dual core are different from core 2 duo.
Most of time they have third of the cache (sometimes only half) of the core 2 of same generation.
Few numbers are used for both, like 6300. These are from different generation (pentium have been released this year, and the core 2, in 2006), that's why there is a lot of difference in frequency, and same cache.
They have the same number only because there are a lot of different models, but not so mch different kind of numbers when you try to be a little consistent in them...

[Thandor]

- Pentium Dual-Core E2160
- non-existant Core 2 Duo E2160 (People just mixed up names)
- Core 2 Duo E6300
- Pentium Dual-Core E6300

They are all based on the same architecture but have a few differences. As said in this topic the L2-cache sizes, front-side-bus and clockfrequencies can differ. The Pentium Dual-Core E6300 is the newest processor and uses a 45nm core. The older ones use 65nm. The 45nm core has a few enhancements which makes it faster per MHz.

Pentium Dual-Core is the name for the budget-line CPUs and Core 2 Duo for high-end. Unfortunatly Intel used the same model numbers for Pentium Dual-Core and Core 2 Duo (in case of the E6300). Because the Core 2 Duo E6300 is older (more than a year!) than the Pentium Dual-Core E6300 the Pentium Dual-Core is already being considered as budget product, and yet it is faster. (Compare it with cars: a new cheaper car *can* be better than an old but more expensive car).

All Core 2 Duo CPU's are dual-core. Just like the Pentium D, Pentium Dual-Core and AMD's CPU's like the Athlon64 X2 .

[Guest]

thanks to ALL OF YOU guys, i get it now. thanks to thandor for the most simple way to look at it "(Compare it with cars: a new cheaper car *can* be better than an old but more expensive car). " i wish intel would put it that simple. I DO GET NOW AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE FACTS!!! but i still cannot belive they (INTEL) get away with selling the 2 SAME CPU's at different prices (big differnce in price).