[ale] dual core

[terry at bitlinx.com (Terry Bailey)]

Hi,

On a particular chip, does Intel dual/quad core functionality require 
any participation from software or is it totally managed within the 
hardware?  Also, besides the dual core, does the architecture differ 
significantly?  It is my understanding that a dual core Pentium/Xeon 
running with a clock speed of 1.86 would be faster than a regular 
Pentium/Xeon running with a clock speed of 3.2.  Is this correct?

Thanks,

Terry Bailey