Is there a big performance difference with the i5 and Intel Core 2 Duo?

[devilstrider]

How much of a performance increase is the 2.Ghz i5 over the 2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo?

 

[Chundles]

How much of a performance increase is the 2.Ghz i5 over the 2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo?

Depends on the software but generally the answer is "a great deal."

 

[WardC]

There was just a thread on exactly this topic here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1019075/

 

[devilstrider]

There was just a thread on exactly this topic here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1019075/

Sorry I'll delete this one. Oh can't delete.