Fast Pentium D vs Slow Core2Duo #shorts

comparing a 'fast' Pentium D against a 'slow' Core2Duo

[goclunker]

Core2duo was based on the old p3 architecture while the D was netburst

[hztn]

But the Core Quad was a two coreduo chips at one plate.
I had both in past, and that's a reason why some multithreaded software/games had used only two cores of Quad.

[agent_mc]

I remember getting a computer with a Pentium D thinking I was all set for gaming.... boy was I