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    I have a question about processors

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Niwa, Sep 8, 2009.

  1. Niwa

    Niwa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Which one is better?
    T6400 2.00Ghz
    OR
    Intel Pentium 4 3.00Ghz

    Does it matter if its old model and the newer is more better than the old?
    Does it also matter if the old High Ghz is better than the New Ghz?
    T6400 > Intel Pentium = True?
     
    Niwa, Sep 8, 2009
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    T6400 is much better than the Pentium 4.
     
    namaiki, Sep 8, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Go with the number - stick with 3ghz!

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Sep 8, 2009
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  4. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    Wait, what?

    Fast-clocked single core is going to be outperformed by slow[er]-clocked dual-core in everyday use.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Sep 8, 2009
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    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Tinderbox (UK), Sep 8, 2009
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  6. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    And clock-for-clock the Core Series is faster than the Pentium 4 as well.
     
    namaiki, Sep 8, 2009
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    MrX8503 Notebook Evangelist

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    I think he's being sarcastic.

    Anyway, Core2's DECIMATE Pentium 4's. P4's are generations old and judging CPU performance by clockspeed now a days is an outdated practice.
     
    MrX8503, Sep 8, 2009
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  8. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    What MrX8503 said, P4's are old.
    Go with the (Intel® Core™2 Duo) T6400 :)
     
    tuηay, Sep 8, 2009
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    Niwa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Awesome....i just proved to my retarded brother I was right ;D
     
    Niwa, Sep 8, 2009
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    Core 2 Duo will make mincemeat out of any P4!

    Clock speed is only useful as a measurement if you're comparing like with like - a P4 at 3.0GHz would be faster than a P4 at 2.0Ghz, for example.

    A good analogy would be to think of engine RPM. A 2.0l engine running at 4000RPM is unlikely to produce as much power as a 5.0l engine running at 3000RPM, even though the 5.0l engine is going "slower".
     
    stampede12, Sep 8, 2009
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