Pentium 4 Vs. Celeron

Verve · 01-30-2006, 02:52 AM

Ok here's my situation. I have two computers, one is a (Gateway) Pentium 4 1.8 ghz, and the other is a (Dell) Celeron 2.4 ghz. My question is, which one is better? Celeron is older technology right? Aren't Pentium 4's supposed to be faster/more reliable?

The reason I want to know is, I play several games, and I want to hook my good video card to the better system. The Celeron seems a bit "shifty" to me, I don't know it just seems wierd (It could be the fact that its a new computer). Thanks.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-30-2006, 02:54 AM

The P4 would be better. The Celeron is similar to a PIII.

Verve · 01-30-2006, 02:57 AM

Really? The CPU speed doesn't make enough difference?

**Praetor** · 01-30-2006, 03:09 AM

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I have two computers, one is a (Gateway) Pentium 4 1.8 ghz, and the other is a (Dell) Celeron 2.4 ghz. My question is, which one is better? Celeron is older technology right? Aren't Pentium 4's supposed to be faster/more reliable?

Lets get the specs for these....Questions 101

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The Celeron is similar to a PIII.

1. Even though its most likely a Pentium4 based celeron
2. PIII architecture at 2.4GHz = OMG

[-0MEGA-] · 01-30-2006, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Praetor

1. Even though its most likely a Pentium4 based celeron
2. PIII architecture at 2.4GHz = OMG

Well i didnt mean that it is a PIII, what i meant was that the Celeron 2.4Ghz performs about the same as a PIII 2.4Ghz (if there was one), since a P4 based Celeron would be comparable in terms of specs to a PIII.

**Praetor** · 01-30-2006, 03:16 AM

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Well i didnt mean that it is a PIII, what i meant was that the Celeron 2.4Ghz performs about the same as a PIII 2.4Ghz (if there was one), since a P4 based Celeron would be comparable in terms of specs to a PIII.

I know you didnt say that ... maybe i should elaborate

You said

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The Celeron is similar to a PIII.

We know it's NOT a PIII or even PIII based. In fact we know it's P4 based. Now the most we can infer from this is that you're suggesting it's performance is like a PIII running at 2.4Ghz which was in fact, what you said. Now we know that PIII architecture, running at 2.4GHz is insanely powerful, hence the comment

Quote:

PIII architecture at 2.4GHz = OMG

At which point your first stament

Quote:

The P4 would be better

Would be incorrect.

Leaving logic for a moment, we cant comment exactly on which is better than which since we dont know what cores are involved

Verve · 01-30-2006, 03:25 AM

Ok I got the CPU-Z program, here are the specs for my P4, I don't know exactly what you need, but here's some of the info (I'll get my Celeron in a minute):

Core Speed: 1800.0 MHz
Multiplier: x 18.0
FSB 100.0 MHz
Bus Speed: 400.0 MHz
Package: mPGA-478
Family: F
Model: 1
Instructions: MMX, SSE, SSE2

Verve · 01-30-2006, 03:37 AM

Celeron Specs:

Core Speed: 2.392.3 MHz
Multiplier: x 24.0
FSB: 99.7 MHz
Bus Speed: 398.7 MHz
Package: mPGA-478
Family: F
Model: 2
Instructions: MMX, SSE, SSE2

EDIT: In case it matters, the Celeron is currently sharing ram with integrated video, while the P4 has a separate card.

johnb35 · 01-30-2006, 03:55 AM

Even though the 2.39 celeron is faster than the 1.8 P4, IMO, the 1.8 would be better. I've found out that the celerons take longer to load things and are a bit choppy in video and other things. I know of a neighbors PIII 600Mhz that was faster than my son's Hp running a 1.3 ghz celeron. That thing too forever to do anything even cleanly reinstalled.

kobaj · 01-30-2006, 04:11 AM

The p4 is better, IMHO. I downloaded and installed halo demo on a fresh install of xp with a celeron and was averaging 8fps. Then switched out the celeron for a p4, I averaged 15 fps. Both the celeron and the pentium where at 2.5ghz. And a celeron D is worse, 4fps.

01-30-2006, 02:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Verve Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Age: 18 Posts: 2,497	Pentium 4 Vs. Celeron Ok here's my situation. I have two computers, one is a (Gateway) Pentium 4 1.8 ghz, and the other is a (Dell) Celeron 2.4 ghz. My question is, which one is better? Celeron is older technology right? Aren't Pentium 4's supposed to be faster/more reliable? The reason I want to know is, I play several games, and I want to hook my good video card to the better system. The Celeron seems a bit "shifty" to me, I don't know it just seems wierd (It could be the fact that its a new computer). Thanks. __________________ Formerly Starwarsman HP DV6885 Special Edition Core2Duo T8100 @ 2.1 GHz 3GB DDR2 Ram 250GB SATA HDD Geforce 8400m GS Vista Home Premium SP1 The Masterplan

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01-30-2006, 02:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Verve Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Age: 18 Posts: 2,497	Really? The CPU speed doesn't make enough difference? __________________ Formerly Starwarsman HP DV6885 Special Edition Core2Duo T8100 @ 2.1 GHz 3GB DDR2 Ram 250GB SATA HDD Geforce 8400m GS Vista Home Premium SP1 The Masterplan

01-30-2006, 03:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
Verve Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Age: 18 Posts: 2,497	Ok I got the CPU-Z program, here are the specs for my P4, I don't know exactly what you need, but here's some of the info (I'll get my Celeron in a minute): Core Speed: 1800.0 MHz Multiplier: x 18.0 FSB 100.0 MHz Bus Speed: 400.0 MHz Package: mPGA-478 Family: F Model: 1 Instructions: MMX, SSE, SSE2 __________________ Formerly Starwarsman HP DV6885 Special Edition Core2Duo T8100 @ 2.1 GHz 3GB DDR2 Ram 250GB SATA HDD Geforce 8400m GS Vista Home Premium SP1 The Masterplan

01-30-2006, 03:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
Verve Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Age: 18 Posts: 2,497	Celeron Specs: Core Speed: 2.392.3 MHz Multiplier: x 24.0 FSB: 99.7 MHz Bus Speed: 398.7 MHz Package: mPGA-478 Family: F Model: 2 Instructions: MMX, SSE, SSE2 EDIT: In case it matters, the Celeron is currently sharing ram with integrated video, while the P4 has a separate card. __________________ Formerly Starwarsman HP DV6885 Special Edition Core2Duo T8100 @ 2.1 GHz 3GB DDR2 Ram 250GB SATA HDD Geforce 8400m GS Vista Home Premium SP1 The Masterplan Last edited by Verve; 01-30-2006 at 03:39 AM.

01-30-2006, 03:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
johnb35 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IL, USA Age: 38 Posts: 944	Even though the 2.39 celeron is faster than the 1.8 P4, IMO, the 1.8 would be better. I've found out that the celerons take longer to load things and are a bit choppy in video and other things. I know of a neighbors PIII 600Mhz that was faster than my son's Hp running a 1.3 ghz celeron. That thing too forever to do anything even cleanly reinstalled.

01-30-2006, 04:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
kobaj Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,227	The p4 is better, IMHO. I downloaded and installed halo demo on a fresh install of xp with a celeron and was averaging 8fps. Then switched out the celeron for a p4, I averaged 15 fps. Both the celeron and the pentium where at 2.5ghz. And a celeron D is worse, 4fps. __________________ My site My sigThanks Kornowski for ava and sig. Winner of photo competition: Bokeh.

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