Comments on: Alienware 2 processors

By: dominikpayne

dominikpayne — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:06:24 +0000

No, Not every Alienware has two processors.
In intel, only the processors marked Core 2 Duo, has dual processors similarly is the case with Amd.

The fastest processor on the alienware site is not 2.33, it’s alot more than that, click on configuration (or customize) option of the laptop or desktop you are viewing, and then you can see the range of processors it has.

That would depend on your system configuration. so the answer varies, if two 1.66ghz run equal to a single 3.32ghz. it would depend how well it is tweaked and optimized according to the configuration.

two 1.66 Ghz processors do not equal to 3.52, but they equal to 3.32 ghz. . but like i said, running them equal to 3.32ghz is another story, depending on your config.

By: atyndall93

atyndall93 — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:25:27 +0000

Only Multi-Threaded Applications can use two processors at once (there are not that many of them).
Having dual processors means that you could (with the exception of multi-threaded apps) run two applications at once, one using one processor, the other using the other.
On normal applications the processors cannot combine power. So it would only add together if you had only multi-threaded applications. Which is basically impossible.

By: Scullycj

Scullycj — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:31:18 +0000

I have heard nothing but good about them, cnet gave rave reviews about them

By: kmillard92

kmillard92 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:04:30 +0000

Watch this video that explains how a dual-core processor works.

2 1.66 GHz processors do not equal 3.52GHz.

I believe all Alienware sells are dual-core processors now.

By: Alex L

Alex L — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:56:52 +0000

I assume youre talking about dual core. and I know thats false because alienware offers quad core processors in their computers too. The intel core 2 duo is actuallq a quad core. it is 2 dual core processors essentially “glued” together so that it amounts to four. and to answer your question about the speed, yes, that is true, but only if the program you are using supports dual or quad core processing. you need to check on the applications you will be using most to be sure that you do not want a really fast 3.0Ghz single core or such instead of something like a 2Ghz dual core/quad core.

For the most part though todays applications do at least support dual core.

By: Dustin P

Dustin P — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:39:36 +0000

Nope is it good?