Pentium 4 HT or Pentium D? [socket 775] [model number]
Q: Was curious to getting some onpinions. Wondering should I use a model number 641 Cedar Mill Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or a model number 930 Pentium D 3.0 Ghz. They run on both stock and 300FSB socket 775. I will be overclocking. All opinions welcome as this is my first time to overclock. Also advice on overclocking in general will be welcome! Thank you.
Best Answer: Well, both of those processors lines are obsolete now…
However- between them, the Pentium-D is superior. That was Intel's early dual-core design, and encoding gets a dramatic boost from additional cores. The 3.4Ghz Pentium 4 is just an old single core CPU.
Still, even a bargain basement dual-core of recent vintage like the $60 E2200 is far better than either of those!
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Re:pentium D. cedar mill has a 200mhz advantage but its single core. i'd much rather take an extra core and lose 200mhz which i can easily overclock to.
besides, i have a pentium d 930 and its just fine…overclocks to 4.1Ghz easy too.
Re:actually their stock fsb's are both 200mhz. basically, the 930 is 2 3ghz cedar mills on the same chip. so, chalk up another vote for the pentium d.
Re:Well we don't know if you use any multithreaded programs since you didn't mention ANYTHING about your usage. However the pentium-D 930 should be the lesser of 2 evils, since at least it's a dual core. There is really no reason to get a single core anymore, with dual cores being so cheap(or free in your case). LOL, but real friends don't let friends use pentium4's /D's.
Re:PD for the win!!
You can make pancakes for breakfast from the cpu fan I bet hhee. It's really a no brainer since HT isn't a true dual core.Re:Originally posted by: guy
pd 930 obviously much better choice. 65 nm, you could oc to 3.8ghz easy. Also it's a true dual core unlike p4 ht.
Cedar Mill is 65nm as well. But I still agree the PD would be a better choice these days.
Re:Take the D. It's much better.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
pd 930 obviously much better choice. 65 nm, you could oc to 3.8ghz easy. Also it's a true dual core unlike p4 ht.
Lol…beat me to it.
Re:pd 930 obviously much better choice. 65 nm, you could oc to 3.8ghz easy. Also it's a true dual core unlike p4 ht.
Re:I won't be paying for either of the two processors. A friend of mine I did some work for told me I could have my pick between the two. Apprciate the the advice!
Re:First off…Welcome to AT!!
Second…
You would be better served to forget the P4 and the PD. Clock for clock, the Core 2 architecture is about 30-40% faster so….
My suggestion for a budget CPU would be this:
Intel Dual-Core E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor – Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116036&Tpk=E2160)
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