AMD athlon X2 and pentium D?
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http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?id=1674&cid=2&pg=4\nhttp://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/index.php?page=pchelp#1\n\n"The type of customer (based on our own findings) who generally chooses and AMD Athlon64 processor will be looking for a computer for gaming, movies and home entertainment."\n\n"The type of customer (based on our own findings) who generally chooses and Intel Pentium processor will be looking for a computer for video editing, photo editing and number crunching tasks."\n\nI can't find all the reviews I've seen but from what I have It look likes the AMD is definitely the way to go, I'm guessing you want it for normal home use.\n\nI have just bought an AMD 4800 and i'm very happy :D.
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the amd and Intel are like Nike and Reebok, they just are the two major processors that everyone knows, basics are that amd did surpass Intel for a time but Intel is now making a comeback, the Pentium4 is better but that will depend on the processor speed, at this time you would want something 2.5 GHz and up.  if you want a better amd i would go with the amd 64 (x)2 which is two processors that work together as one.  it is usually 2.0 to 2.4 and they work as fast and a 4.0 GHz.
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If it is recent one (Pentium+)\nIt has both\n\nFor description see links
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I think I understand what you are saying a little better than the other people.  You are looking at the 1.86Ghz speed and comparing that to Pentiums in the 3GHz range and saying, well wouldn't the Pentiums be faster.  The answer is no, because speed is no longer the only important factor.  The new Core 2 Duos are based on a much better architecture, which allows them to do a lot more work than the old Pentiums, even at a lower speed.\n\nKeep in mind, this is not because it is dual core.  The Pentium Ds were dual core, and some had clock speed of 3.4Ghz and stuff like that, but the Core 2 Duo would still be faster because of its better architecture.  Also, don't listen to the people who said to just double the speed because it is dual core, that is incorrect, it just doesn't work that way.
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In Amd The are two good processor amd athlon 64 dual core & amd athlon x2 both the processors have very high performance i should prefer u amd athlon 64 dual core processor.
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I prefer my Pentium 4. It has-\n\n3.00 GHz (Reports of up to 4.00 GHz succesful overclocking!)\n800 MHz FSB\n1 MB L2 Cache (I'd have prefered two, but whatever)\n478-Pin (I think...)\nHyper-Threading (Doesn't work well with windowed 3D stuff though)
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Hello Friend , I will suggest AMD for you for two reasons \n1 - Performance in two intel and amd are close and in some models amd is great . \n2 - AMD is cheaper and do the same tasks Intel does . \n\nIf You dont care about money then buy Intel Pentium 4 \n\nIt deserver every cent you will pay . . . . \nI hope this help you . . .  Good Luck  .
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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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Now we are talking apples and oranges.  I my self have both AMD and Pentium processors.  It really depends on what you want your PC to do.  If you just surf the net and use your PC for email go with the cheapest processor out there.\n\nFor gaming go with a P4 or a AMD XP.  It really depends on how much money you what to spend and then you can boost that you have a P4 or an AMD and then tell people about your PC’s bench marks.   \n\nThe difference for most people is little.  Both do well.  I like both of them.  BTW I am using an AMD XP processor as I am typing this.  lol
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well!! nice config! but the AMD Athlon FX60 outperforms the X2 4800+, and it is not exactly the best as new Turion 64 X2 supports DDR2 and in future AMD is coming up with a new series of processors codenamed the "M2". these are rumoured to have support for DDR3-800 MHz! and these will be on the socket 940 though the current mobo's with s940 will not support it! it looks like ur frend's gona have a tough time!!
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intel's CORE DUO\n\nAMD'S x2
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For gaming performance get an AMD64. They are the best for gaming even against Intel's dual core solutions. \n\nThere's a reason why the dual core Intels are cheaper than the AMD X2 dual cores, and that's because they're very slow in single threaded applications such as gaming. \n\nATHLON64 buddy! You won't regret it!\n\nIf you still go Intel, dont' get anything lower than the 840 D. As for AMD, I highly suggest 3200+ and higher.
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Pentium D is way faster then P4, however alot of software does not suppor the dual core, so its basically same as P4 Unless ur software has support for that.
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Pentium D is not a true 64-bit CPU. It has some 64-bit extenstions for memory access, but is not really 64-bit in the true sense of the term.
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Athlon is faster than pentium.
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a dual core processor is a cpu that has 2 processing cores (the actual cpus) in one package (the whole cpu assembly) Both cores will run at 3.4ghz (your example) not at 1.7 like one poster stated that is totally false. The AMD Athlon X2's some Opterons and the Intel Pentium D and Core Duo's are dual core cpu's. I also recommend AMD and Intel's websites they explain it pretty well for everyone to understand.