Contemporary Dual-Core Desktop Processors Shootout
 

The launch of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors inspired us to conduct detailed comparative testing of all dual-core CPUs. In this article you will find the latest data on the consumer features of Core 2 Duo, Pentium D and Athlon 64 X2 that have changed noticeably because of the new arrivals and price policy changes.

for a Dual-Core shootout this review is surprisingly lacking multi-threaded/multi-application benchmarks