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    what do cores in pc processors mean?

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    #1  Edited By TheGamerFix

    does the number of cores in a cpu mean it has say 4 processors in a quad core processor, say for example AMD Phenom II X4 955 (4x3.2 GHz) does this mean it has 4 processors which each do 3.2 GHz or is the combined total of all four processors 3.2 GHz?

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    #2  Edited By AndrewB

    It means four processors (processor "dies") running at 3.2ghz each.

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    #3  Edited By zidd

    @AndrewB said:

    It means four processors (processor "dies") running at 3.2ghz each.

    This does NOT mean you have a processor that runs at 12.8Ghz. Some people think like that.

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    #5  Edited By droop

    Either way you get hamburgers.

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