If I were to ask you which processor had better performance: a 2.4GHz Intel Celeron processor or a 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, most of you have heard enough about the popular dual-core wonders from Intel to know that this was a trick question. Furthermore, many of you would even know the reasons behind why the dual core architecture is a better performer and be able to explain that the Core 2 Duo is able to work on multiple tasks at a time. However, if that is the limit of your microprocessor knowledge, than this article is for you.