The AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processor puts the power of dual-core technology on the desktop. Dual-core processors contain two processing cores, residing on one chip, that perform calculations on two streams of data, thereby increasing efficiency and speed while running multiple programs and the new generation of multi-threaded software. For user this means a significant increase in response and performance when running multiple applications simultaneously. The AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processor outperforms the highest- performing AMD Athlon 64 4000+ single-core processor on multi-tasking benchmarks by up to 30%. Dual-core technology is like having two processors working together, each one taking care of different applications, so power-users actually experience greater performance... Less

An accelerated processing unit (APU) is a processing system that includes additional processing capability designed to accelerate one or more types of computations outside of a CPU. This may include a graphics processing unit (GPU), a field- programmable gate array (FPGA), or similar specialized processing system. Variations on the usage of this term include a marketing-based variation in which the APU is described as a processing device which integrates a CPU and a GPU on the same die, thus improving data transfer rates between these components while reducing power consumption. APUs can also include video processing and other application- specific accelerators. AMD's new Accelerated Processing Units combine general-purpose x86 CPU cores with programmable vector processing engines on a... Less

HP 17.3" g7-1317cl Laptop PC: Key Features and Benefits: AMD Dual-Core A4-3305M accelerated processor 2.50GHz, 1MB L2 Cache 4GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 8GB) Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work 640GB SATA hard drive Store 426,000 photos, 182,000 songs or 336 hours of HD video and more SuperMulti DVD Burner Watch movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats 10/100Base-T Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Connect to a broadband modem with wired Ethernet or wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal or hotspot with the 802.11b/g/n connection built into your PC 17.3" HD+ BrightView LED-backlit display AMD Radeon HD 6480G Discrete-Class Graphics with up to 2037MB total graphics memory Additional Features: HP webcam... Less