Dual Core Questions

[denz1968]

Hi all

About to buy a new PC. A little confused about dual core processors.

So I buy a dual core 1.8 processors. I can run 2 tasks both at 1.8ghz speed, however if I run 1 task do I get 3.6ghz??

Some explanation would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[denz1968]

Both cores are clocked at the same speed and they share the workload at that speed.

So 1 task running would still be running at 1.8ghz, and not 3.6ghz