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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1303632" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Whomever told you that all i5 chips are quad core on a PC do not know what they are talking about. The fact is, every current gen Intel i5 mobile chip is dual core - whether they're in a Mac, Dell, HP or any other brand you can name.</p><p></p><p>Just head to Dell and check it yourself - take a look at their 15" XPS notebook line and you'll find the following i5 chips available:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://ark.intel.com/products/52224" target="_blank">i5-2410M</a></p><p><a href="http://ark.intel.com/products/52229/Intel-Core-i5-2520M-Processor-(3M-Cache-2_50-GHz)" target="_blank">i5-2520M</a></p><p></p><p>Both dual core, because Intel is not making a quad core mobile i5 chip at this time.</p><p>And the mobile chips are used in practically every notebook made except your higher end gaming rigs because - they require less power, producing less heat and are easier to cool in the compact form of a notebook and thus provide longer battery life.</p><p></p><p>Here is a full comparison listing of the current mobile i5 chips - <a href="http://ark.intel.com/compare/52224,56858,53456,54647,52229,54619,50072,54620" target="_blank">link</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1303632, member: 24160"] Whomever told you that all i5 chips are quad core on a PC do not know what they are talking about. The fact is, every current gen Intel i5 mobile chip is dual core - whether they're in a Mac, Dell, HP or any other brand you can name. Just head to Dell and check it yourself - take a look at their 15" XPS notebook line and you'll find the following i5 chips available: [URL="http://ark.intel.com/products/52224"]i5-2410M[/URL] [URL="http://ark.intel.com/products/52229/Intel-Core-i5-2520M-Processor-(3M-Cache-2_50-GHz)"]i5-2520M[/URL] Both dual core, because Intel is not making a quad core mobile i5 chip at this time. And the mobile chips are used in practically every notebook made except your higher end gaming rigs because - they require less power, producing less heat and are easier to cool in the compact form of a notebook and thus provide longer battery life. Here is a full comparison listing of the current mobile i5 chips - [URL="http://ark.intel.com/compare/52224,56858,53456,54647,52229,54619,50072,54620"]link[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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