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Which is better?

Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hi345hello, Jul 3, 2006.

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Which is better a duo core 2.0 ghz or a Pentium 4 2.88ghz?
I am still unsure about which runs faster. Please explain.

hi345hello, Jul 3, 2006

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hi345hello said:

Which is better a duo core 2.0 ghz or a Pentium 4 2.88ghz?
I am still unsure about which runs faster. Please explain.

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The Core Duo by a long shot. It is going to eclipse the P4 2.8 in both single as well as multithreaded applications. The clock speed is no longer a bar for performance. It is one of the factors but not the definitive one. The Core Duo just has a better architecture.

A review with benchmarks should explain things much better. They compare a 2.1GHz Core Duo and it basically manages to better the Pentium 4 extreme editions, so the 2.8 definately be no match for it.
http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q2/core-duo/index.x?pg=5

miner, Jul 3, 2006

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this might be a stupid question but will a core duo @ 2.1 ghz out preform a Pentium ex @ 3.8??? like i have a cel m how big of an upgrade realy would this be?? refering to system preformance not games for example compiling programs and rendering and producing videos??

yuio, Jul 3, 2006

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