What is the difference between the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and the Intel ViiV processor?
Intel Corp. recently announced a new line of processors, the Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Extreme. These processors are already showing up in computer systems from PC makers like Dell and Hewlett-Packard. Other systems may have processors from Intel’s main rival, Advanced Micro Devices. The Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors have dual cores (two computing engines), which handle data faster and more efficiently, for an estimated 40 percent increase in performance over previous processors. There are 10 versions of the Core 2 processors, five made for various types of desktop systems and the other five for laptops. Intel’s ViiV (it rhymes with five) is not a processor on its own, but an overall technology package for computers intended primarily for use as home digital entertainment systems. Computer systems bearing the ViiV logo can include Core 2 Duo processors under the hood and high-end hardware to support sharp video playback and audio surround sound. ViiV systems run Wind
