Core 2 Duo & Core 2 Extreme
Core 2 Duo & Core 2 Extreme
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- Leigh
what's the difference?
- Leigh0
sorry check the spec on both 24"
- Raniator0
About 0.4Ghz and an extra word in the name :)
Seriously though, is there any difference in the architecture of the chip?
- jpea0
it's EXTREME!!
- jpea0
or rather, the only diff except for the small speed diff is the unlocked multiplier on the chip. it just allows for people to overclock it without changing the bus speed. pretty useless on the new imac, since you can't overclock them anyway since you don't have access to any way to do it since you don't technically have a BIOS. on a pc, it'd be a minimal advantage anyway, so it's not really worth it on that end either.
- mg330
According to TigerDirect.com, the Extreme chip comes hand delivered by: