pentium(R) AND pentium(4) which wan is better?
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No such thing as Pentium (R). You must be thinking of Pentium M, which is a low-power variant of Pentium 4. \n\nA 1.6 GHz Pentium M is about a 2.4 GHz Pentium 4. So Pentium 4 3.8 Ghz will be quite a bit faster than 1.73 GHz Pentium M.
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It depends on wat kind of applications u work on. Dual core is good if u want 2 use multiple applications at da same time. It wont giv u any more advantages,it takes more power & more money from ur pocket.I say u go with Pentium 4 3.2GHz, coz its more faster & less power using dan dual core.If u want u can also buy AMD FX 57. Its very good & IC Chip(The best comp magazine) rated it da best proccessor. U can buy dat if u want. But if u still want intel, u buy P4 3.2 GHz
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There is the P4 which has many different versions such as the Pentium M (mobile cpu - centrino), the core duo, the Xeon, the standard P4 which ranges from a 400mhz bus to an 800mhz bus, and then the Pentium D which is the dual core CPU.\n\nThe very top chip I think they have on the market right now is the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition which is a dual core chip with 2x2mb of cache and a 1024 bus.\n\nAs for the AMD, there is the sempron which is AMD's answer to the celeron (but better IMHO) and then the Athlon 64, which is a pretty awesome chip, but not as awesome as the AMD Athlon 64 X2 which is the dual core version of the AMD line.  The opteron is the name of AMD's server chip line, and they do come in both single and dual core.  Then, of course, is the Turion CPU which is the mobile chip.\n\nI like both chips, I usually sell more AMD than INTEL chips.  You can pick up a dual core AMD Athlon 3800+ X2 for around $300 and it runs sweet when paired up with a gig or two of RAM.\n\nHope this helps!
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Pentium Xeon is mainly for servers and costs a lot, some use it for 3D rendering. Pentium M uses centrino mobile technology mainly in laptops. The best Pentium Processor is the Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition 955, having two cores @ 3.46Ghz. But the high price of over $1000 scares a lot of customers.\n\nTomshardware Guide compares all kinds of CPUs, here's a link to one of their charts where they list the CPUs according to performance: http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
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Pentium 4 is Upgrade Version Pentium 3 Processor. High Speed & more efficen.
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It completely depends on several factors -- most crucially whether it's for a laptop or a desktop.\n\nPentium M's are designed for mobile computing, which means they're more quiet and have a longer battery life than Pentium 4's, while performing at similar rates.  If you can afford it, Pentium M is the way to go.  Pentium Celeron's are a cheaper alternative  and if you're not doing a lot of intense work (just internet, word, etc.), its a good deal.  AMD's chips (Turion is the top-line and Sempron is their budget chip) also tend to be more affordable than top line Pentium just because AMD doesn't spend as much on advertising.  They're still great chips and have the added bonus of being 64-bit compatible, which means you can use them with the new version of Windows Vista when it comes out next year.
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We are talking about levels of cache here.  The previous post is talking about the amount of level 1 cache as compared to what the original poster is talking about which is level 2 cache.  Am I wrong?\n\n\nBottom line, the pentium is faster.  This is due to the pentium's amount of cache that is "closer" to the processor.
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A Celeron processor is cheaper than a Pentium, but at the cost of speed. It is slower, but cheaper.
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Intel Xeon is used in Server Computers. Their processing speed is much much faster than Intel Pentium 4 but are recommended for server computers and high-end workstations only. Cosidering the processing time, they can work 24 hours a day without crashing and are very costly. For the home and personal computers Intel Pentium 4 is the best. Now Intel has launched Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition that supports Hyper-Threading Technology, 64-bit technology and is the ultimatum for Gaming and 3-D modelling. Therefore Intel Xeon is the best choice for Servers and Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition is best for home and personal computers
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Lol! This question can lead to a never ending discussion. \n\nIt depends on what you are going for. Intel's Pentium 4 is a good all around processor. AMD's Athlon is more of a performance processor. The Athlon is the processor you would want to get if you are a gamer or a graphics artist, for they are known for producing clear graphics. Also remember that there are different versions of both companies processors.\n\nI personally would recommend the Athlon, for it not only makes excellent graphics, it is also an excellent all around processor.
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A pentium 4 is a 32-bit processor.
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I would say the Pentium 3 would be better. But for games I wouldn't really try to play much at all with either of those CPU's.
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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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Both Intel and AMD have their plus points. Intel was the pioneer and so has the largest mind share.\n\nAMD has some pioneering work too to its credit. AMD came up with the 64 bit processor earlier than the INTEL range. The range that you have as the popular ones is PENTIUM in the Intel series and the Athlons in AMD. Pentium continues to be the 32 bit processor but Athlons have 64 bit processors.\n\nCost wise AMD has less price while Intel commands a premium. Don't be swayed by the numbers like 3400. You need to read fine prints of each process to know of it.\n\nHowever the 64 bit component of AMD is not very much to use right now as we are still in the 32 bit OS in the normal segment of desktops.\n\nGraphically they both lead into their own forte but AMD scores there due to its 64 bit.\n\nSo as someone said.... its dependent on your budget, your application and then future roadmap\n\nHappy selecting your processor
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A pentium 4 is a single core single threaded processor. This is the normal kind of processors we have been seeing for a while now. \nA Dual core actually contains two (nearly) independent processors in a die i.e. it is as good having two processors on one chip. These chips typically have a lower frequency rating. But they are designed to provide higher throughput. \nHT stands for Hyper Threaded. In technical jargon called Multi-threaded, this processor gives a notion of two processors even the most of the individual components of the processor are shared. (The Functional Units are shared. My understanding is that Pentium 4HT implements coarse grained multi-threading, so the pipeline is the same but the register file will be duplicated.)\n\nWhich one is better depends on the kind of application you are looking at.
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Okay always remember this: 64-bit Processors are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY better than a 32-bit processor becuase they have faster data transfer rate so I always recommend AMD processors with 64 in the title, I don't really care for Intel Processors. Even though this is a bit of topic, heres a question.... Which is better an Intel Pentium 4 with 1. ghz or an AMD Athlon XP 1800+, well the answer is the 1800+, even though the processor speed will be lower than the Intel Pentium but because of higher data transfer speed in AMD CPU's you notice higher speeds in AMD processors, so I recommend always go with the AMD.
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Celeron and Pentium are processor types made by Intel. Celerons are the worst processor you can get--they will at best last a couple of years before slowing down and will break shortly after--their only advantage is they are cheaper then Pentiums. There are two types of Pentium processors that are sold today: Pentium 4 (or P4) and Centrino (or Pentium M; these are designed to be used in laptops because they use less power). Pentiums are fairly good, but aren't the best, and they are very expensive. \n\nI would suggest using AMD processors. The AMD Sempron competes with the Celeron, the AMD Turion competes with the Centrino, and the AMD Athlon competes with the Pentium 4, but the AMD processors are more reliable, will last longer, are faster, and are much less expensive; especially the Sempron, which  can sometimes outperform Pentium 4s.