Dual-core
Alternative names
dual core
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Altogether this seems like a fast clock speed for an i3 processor, which Intel has confirmed to be dual-core with four threads.
Announced at CTIA Wireless in May 2012 and available on Verizon, the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE features a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, LTE connectivity, Beats audio and NFC functionality.
It’s a 2-in-1 with a 10th-generation dual-core Intel Core i3-10110U processor, 8GB of memory, and a super-fast 256GB PCIe NVMe solid-state drive.
In 2002, Intel added support for simultaneous multithreading to the Pentium 4 processor, under the name hyper-threading ; in 2005, they introduced the dual-core Pentium D processor and AMD introduced the dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processor.
In fact, the Envy 13 trails only the Dell XPS 13 and its Ice Lake processor, which manages to crush the rest of the field, while the dual-core Acer Aspire 5 (again) brings up the rear.
It’s worth noting that the cheaper, dual-core Acer Aspire 5, while coming in second-to-last in our PCMark 8 chart, pretty much sits with its pricier competitors in the 3,000-plus club.