which is best an intel pentium 4 with HT technology or the intel pentium dual core? (not bothered about amd's)
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Dual-core is better if you run multiple applications at the same time -- such as a video editor who is streaming a video at the same time he's adjusting audio or rendering to 3D, or an office worker with fiften MS Office programs all open at the same time and flipping back and forth between them.  Naturally this assumes you are running programs optimized for dual-core processors.\n\nIf you're a gamer, then HT is better.  \n\nSee the benchmarks for details.
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the pentium 4 3.2 comes in 2 versions 540  and 640 the difference is the l2 cache the 540 is 1 mb the 640 is 2 mb both have HT technology hyper threading to get a dual core (2 processor) you need to buy a 840 or 940 pentium D
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if you want to use it for doing fast programming or heavy proccesing INTEL® is the best, but if you want to do graphical jobs or heavy games or normal use AMD® is the best.AMD uses crystal® technology which i love it!! but if you give it hard work for long time the crystals start to burn and you will burn your CPU!!!\nINTEL® uses cabon™ technology which is not bad but if you work on TOO fast and HEAVY proccesing the carbon starts to warm and reduces the CPU REAL time\none more wrong thing the others said is that ANY CPU's clock is standard and there is no diffrence between them(in same clock) the total job is sensible after a full proccesing!!
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Listen, the best of the best, while still getting a bang for your buck is an AMD Athlon Processor. Athlons are better than Pentiums for one good reason, FSB (Front Side Bus). FSB determines how much information can be sent at one time. The bigger the FSB the more data can be transformed at one time, and vice-versa. Even though Pentuims are faster, Athlons can process more data at one time, making them best for multi-tasking. Let me help you visualize. Imagine a waterfall. The water in the river that leads to the waterfall is represented as data. Now, River A is a skinny river but its moving fast. River B is a really really wide river, so it moves slower, but dumps more water at the end of the waterfall then River A. Since River A is so skinny, it easily gets clogged up. And Since River B is so fat, it rarely gets cloged up. So, River A not only doesnt send as much data as River B, but sometimes it can get clogged up in itself. River B , on the other hand, is a little slower but dumps way more water because its so fat, and usually never clogs up. In other words, Peniums usually come with a low FSB. Thus, they can only send and process a little bit of data at a time, Thats why they have to be fast, to make up for the low data transfer. This makes Pentiums good for doing one thing at a time. Athlons, are a little bit slower, but have WAY more FSB than Pentiums (Usually 2000MHz). This makes them extremely good at tackling many processes at once. Not only that, but they are usually cheaper. Just let me give you a little guide to buying a PC. \n\nThe 4 most important things to look at when buying a PC or labtop are:\n1) Processor speed\n2) FSB \n3) RAM\n4) Memory\n\nThe Processor Speed and the FSB must have a balance. If you get a slow Processor, than you need a lot of FSB. If you get a fast Processor, than you dont need that much FSB. (A fast processor runs over 3GHz. A slow one runs under 2GHz. A lot of FSB is around 2000MHz. A little FSB is under 1000MHz.)\n\nThe RAM is very important as it also increases your computers ability to compute and store many things whenever it needs it. Thats why its called Random Acess Memory. (A lot of RAM is over 512MB. A little RAM is under 512MB.)\n\nThe regular Memory (Hardrive) is sometimes used as RAM. This is called Virtual Memory. Which is why its also very important because it helps out the RAM. (A lot of Hardrive memory for a Laptop is over 80GB. A little Hardrive memory for a Laptop is under 60GB.)\n\nSo, really, there are 3 important factors. Processor speed, FSB, and RAM. But since the Hardrive is used to help RAM, its important to get a lot of it. (they are cheap anyways, you can get them about .25 cents a GB) \n\nI Hope this helps you pick out a good labtop.
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It becomes increasingly more difficult to compete when what you’re up against is cheaper, faster and being touted by most of the press as the only solution that makes sense.  On the flip side of the coin, things can get pretty tough when your chief competitor has the marketing muscle, dollars and trust in their brand name to convince over 70% of the market that they are still the right choice.\n\nThis is the predicament that both AMD and Intel happen to find themselves in.  They each have a different set of issues to deal with and in a sense, are both fighting an uphill battle for control in the x86 microprocessor space.  \n\nAMD’s solution is one that has been promising since it’s introduction.  The Athlon processor not only outperforms everything Intel can offer in almost all situations, but the Athlon is also selling for extremely low prices.  The flagship Athlon 1.4GHz processor can be found for under $180 while Intel’s Pentium 4 1.7GHz processor will set you back over $300.  The only problem AMD has really had with acceptance of their Athlon processor is platform reliability and it appears as if NVIDIA may be the one to solve that issue very soon.  \n\nThe Pentium 4 processor has been Intel’s answer to the very successful Athlon.  Although capable to run at very high clock speeds, the processor’s NetBurst architecture has not even been slightly tapped by currently available clock frequencies.  The unfortunate result of this is that the real world performance of today’s Pentium 4 systems is below that of what AMD can offer.  When you combine lower performance with a higher price, you can easily see why AMD has picked up a lot of market share recently.
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I am currently putting my new system together.  I settled on the AMD64 X2 because I could take advantage of a dual core processor ( I use linux exlusively). I haven't looked at the pentium D so I could not comment or make a comparison.  I have built a few AMD's and a few pentium 4's .  I find the AMD 64's  more responsive and a better bang for the buck.
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I did some research on your computers chipset. It appears you can use almost any Pentium 4 processor. If you find a system bus that is more than 400MHz than it may not work (I said system bus not processor speed). The fastest processor that has all this is a 2.60GHz processor (speed this time). \n\nHere is a link to the fastest processor for you:\nhttp://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu/showchart.aspx?mmID=850365&familyID=1\n\nHope this helps.\n\nP.S. Always do research on your motherboard and chipset before putting in a new processor. Putting in an incompatible processor can kill both the processor and the motherboard.
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Intel Pentium 4 3.2E 3.2GHz Prescott Core, 800MHz FSB, 1MB Cache, 90nm, Socket 478 CPU Processor w/ Hyper-Threading Technology
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Right now it's a no brainer, especially when comparing the dual-core offerings.  Intel has really botched this round.  On nearly every benchmark, AMD CPU's stand tall against the Intel chips.  Only the highly expensive Pentium Extreme series (over $1000) are able to beat the reasonably priced Athlon X2's and get beaten by AMD's highly expensive FX chips (also over $1000).\n\nNot only that, but the midrange dual core Athlons (like the 4400 X2) are extremely overclockable, meaning you can get even more bang for your buck without worrying about instability.
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This is exactly what I have in one of my computers, it's great, it's fast, I really don't want nothing better, you just said it..\nINTEL PENTIUM D PROCESSOR 805 WITH DUAL CORE TECHNOLOGY (2 x 2.66GHZ, 533FSB)\nThis is the one, and with this question I just move to level 6 thanks..
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I know for a fact that AMD is much better than Intel! AMD's processors run a lot faster and cooler. A cooler running processor is important. Not only does it mean that AMD processors have a faster clock speed than comparable Intel products but AMDs also have a longer life expectancy as well. Plus AMD costs quite a bit less than their Intel counterparts. \nAMD is also ahead on the technology curve as well. They were the first company to introduce the 64-bit PC processor many months ahead of Intel’s 64-bit processor.  This is why I believe that AMD will possibly out live Intel.\nI've had both brands and nobody can even come close AMD’s speed and power! I am running a newer AMD Sempron 3000+ with 512 MB of memory and Windows 2000 Professional SP4 for my operating system and this combination works great.\nFrom now on AMD, is the only processor for me. This is just my honest opinion. And no, I do not work for or get any gratuity from AMD for saying this.
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None better because each processor, AMD and Intel Pentium, has each benefits but usualy AMD cheaper than Intel Pentium so if you choose AMD you can get processor with performance as well as Intel Pentium with less cost.
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The original Pentium 4, codenamed "Willamette", ran at 1.4 and 1.5 GHz and was released in November 2000 on the Socket 423 platform, and later Socket 478 from 1.5GHz to 2GHz.\n\n*Tidbit: The Pentium 4 line of processors was retired on July 27, 2006, replaced by the Intel Core 2 line, using the "Conroe" core.
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I always tell people to stay away from celeron processors.  Sure they're cheaper, but you get what you pay for.  A laptop with a pentium M processor is probably going to be smaller than one with an AMD.  AMD processors run a little hotter, so they require more space, but they are also slightly faster.  What I would go for though is the new Intel Core Duo processor.  It has two processing cores on one chip so it's a lot faster.  I think Dell just released an inspiron with one in it.  Apple's got them in a laptop as well.  I'm sure there are also many other companies that are going to have them in their machines as well.  But if you have to chose between the three you listed above, go with pentium or amd.  You really wont notice much of a difference between the two.  Just stay away from celeron.
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In the land of server and workstation procesors, it is the AMD Opteron. Even better is the fact that it is dual core and can be run in dual proc mode (2x2=4 cores!!!), thus enabling wonderful multitasking abilities (and support for multithreaded applications such as DVD Shrink.\n\nIn the land of gaming processors, it is the almighty FX-60. This dual core gaming processor is the last CPU coming out for the soon-to-be-outdated socket 939 for AMD (its being replaced by socket f/M2). If you dont want dual core (no games currently are optimized for dual core but some programs are), then go with the much cheaper FX-57.\n\nThere isnt a real answer to your question. The FX-60 easily outperforms the Intel Extreme Edition 955 in most things (like games), but in terms of sheer clock speed, the intel processors are on top (even if the AMD processors are'quicker')
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if you use for all these purposes, i surely assist you to go ahead with intel pentium 4, because the others which you have mentioned are for only packages like c and others even you can also purchase intel core duo it is also a better option so all the best.
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depends on your needs.  If you are looking for a light weight excellent battery life laptop I would go with the Intel® Pentium® M 780 2.26GHz 2MB L2 Cache 533MHz FSB .\n\nIf you are looking for a BIG HEAVY incredible performance rotten battery life laptop go with High GHz Pentium 4 HT processors or AMD® Athlon™ 64 with HyperTransport.