Which processor is better and will be better for gaming?

Are you paying the whole price of the processors to your friend? Or will he give you some discount?

If he charges the retail price for these processors then don't buy.

I would go with the Core2Duo as its has more cache memory and internal bus width. Its a completely different architecture. The Dual Core is just two Pentium 4 processors in one.

But 2.0GHz is really less. Atleast go for something above 2.6GHz

So if he gives good discount then get the Core2Duo. And if he charges the full price, then don't get it from him. Better buy the AMD Athlon II X4 620 Quad Core processor. It would cost lesser than the Core2Duo, and you will get a full fledged Quad Core processor for future proof gaming.

And also check out the new Core i3 Dual Core processors. They are much better old Core2Duo.

Core Duo is Intel's first dual-core CPU. It's a whole new architecture for Microsoft, using two cores on a single die, which, put simply, gives you two chips in one package. Running at lower speeds than the old Pentium line, the Core Duo conserves substantial power vs. ratcheting up clock speed while offering what was, at the time, record-breaking performance.

Now there's Core 2 Duo. In many ways Core 2 is the same as Core: The chips are built using the same production process and fit in the same sockets as Core Duo chips. Putting aside Core 2 Extreme (a fancy version of the Core 2 Duo), you won't see many spec changes: Both chips have the same frontside bus speed of 667MHz, but Core 2 Duo is now available at somewhat faster clock speeds (as I write this, 2.67GHz chips are available). The frontside bus communicates between the CPU and RAM (and other components), and it's a notorious performance bottleneck for computers. The Core 2 also has the same L2 cache that the Core has. However, there are architecture changes to the silicon that give the Core 2 more sophisticated processing abilities. Both chips exist in desktop and laptop versions.

Why does all of this matter? Performance, pure and simple. In my tests, Core 2 Duo computers outperform Core Duo computers on tasks across the board, from rendering graphics and video to spell-checking documents. The speed improvement varies widely, but on average it's about 30 percent. That's significant in an industry that thrives on tiny, incremental improvement. Better yet, there's not an appreciable difference in battery life on notebooks, as power consumption for both chips (at the same clock speed) is about the same

Go to core 2 duo..........but 2.0 ghz is very less man....

For More Better gaming you go to Quad core Processor which is now soooooo good and much improvement than core 2 duo

wait for sometime.I have read that intel is going to launch CPU+GPU chip.In the magazine it says

"Intel"s Westmere CPU will become the first mainstream CPU+GPU chip.Quad cores will become more popular,while new 6 and 8-core models will take over the top end."

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