CPU question?

Thats a good question as I was wondering as well.

I know for a fact that my now current Intel 820 Pentium D 2.8GHz dual core is way faster than my old Pentium 4 2.66GHz Nothwood core CPU with hyperthreading was but dont know how fast the 3.6GHz Prescott core Pentium 4 with hyperthreading is/was. Both have a FSB of 800MHz & hyperthreading was kind of like Intels first shot at a dual core.

I am looking at Intels Pentium D 840 extreme edition & its a 3.2GHz dual core with hyperthreading & its like Intels first shot at a quad core CPU. The benchmarks I have seen are not that much better than the Pentium D 840 non extreme without hyperthreading but can get 1 now for $125 & when new were $1000. It would meen haveing to buy a new motherboard as the 1 I have now does not support hyperthreading. My current board does support the newer core 2 duo which are faster than the Pentium Ds.

Look at it like this.

First, how many cores does it have? 1, 2, or 4

Second look at the GHz 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, ect.

You may have a single core like the pentium D at 3.2GHz, but if you place that up against a dual core or even a quad core with lets say as low as 2.2GHz, that pentium D doesnt stand a chance.

If you have multipule cores then thats the same as haveing multipul CPU's. Less strain on it alos so it can run smoother.

The core 2 duo in that case would kick the p4 all over the place :)

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