Mutli-core Processors: Does each "core" run at the full clock speed or some fraction of the full clo

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Let's say you have a single (1) Intel/AMD x86-64 bit 2 GHz 8 core processor.

Does each of the 8 cores all run at the full 2 GHz or, does each core run at some fraction of the full 2 GHz clock (e.g. 250 MHz)?

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