processor questions...

csi1189 · 04-08-2006, 05:59 PM

ok, so... im looking at several new comps (sony vgc-ra... or vgc-rc...). the only apparent differences, besides price, is the processor and amount of HDD space (both SATA). vgc-rc has a 3Ghz intel pentium d with 320gb of hdd space. vgc-ra has 3Ghz intel pentium 4 w/Ht and 250gb hdd space. and both have 1gb ddr2 ram. i plan to use this new comp mostly for video editing, so i want it to be able to easily handle this. there are two more expansion slots for future upgrades of more hdd space, so thats not really a problem at all. so i guess what i'm getting at is, what exactly is the difference between pentium d and pentium 4 w/HT?? (both 3Ghz... so...)... hope someone can clear this up for me, if there really is any one that is better for the job.

Jet · 04-08-2006, 06:33 PM

The Pentium D is much better.
http://intel.com/products/processor/pentium_D/index.htm

Click on the dual core demo on the right side.

csi1189 · 04-08-2006, 06:54 PM

what if theres a pentium d 3ghz and pentium 4 ht 3.6ghz, would the d still be better?

LithiumSunset · 04-08-2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by csi1189

ok, so... im looking at several new comps (sony vgc-ra... or vgc-rc...). the only apparent differences, besides price, is the processor and amount of HDD space (both SATA). vgc-rc has a 3Ghz intel pentium d with 320gb of hdd space. vgc-ra has 3Ghz intel pentium 4 w/Ht and 250gb hdd space. and both have 1gb ddr2 ram. i plan to use this new comp mostly for video editing, so i want it to be able to easily handle this. there are two more expansion slots for future upgrades of more hdd space, so thats not really a problem at all. so i guess what i'm getting at is, what exactly is the difference between pentium d and pentium 4 w/HT?? (both 3Ghz... so...)... hope someone can clear this up for me, if there really is any one that is better for the job.

The Pentium D is a dual core processor while the P4 HT is a single core processor. The Pentium D is Intels latest and greatest line of processors using the same architecture as the P4HT but, it's 65nm vs. 90nm. What that means is, the die is much smaller and the Pentium D is more efficient and runs cooler.

In my opinion, the Pentium D would be the better choice by far as, it's dual core, more efficient and will multitask better. The nice thing about the D series too is, there's more headroom for overclocking.

csi1189 · 04-08-2006, 10:34 PM

pentium d 3.0ghz still better than p4ht 3.6ghz??

[-0MEGA-] · 04-08-2006, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by csi1189

pentium d 3.0ghz still better than p4ht 3.6ghz??

Moreso in the future, when most programs take advantage of dual-cores.

LithiumSunset · 04-09-2006, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by csi1189

pentium d 3.0ghz still better than p4ht 3.6ghz??

Yes, it is better. You have two 3Ghz physical processors. Two is better than one in my opinion. Besides, if you ever decide to overclock, you can overclock it to 3.6 and beyond more than likely.

[-0MEGA-] · 04-09-2006, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by LithiumSunset

Yes, it is better. You have two 3Ghz physical processors. Two is better than one in my opinion. Besides, if you ever decide to overclock, you can overclock it to 3.6 and beyond more than likely.

In most cases it is, however if your running a cpu intesive app that is only single threaded, the 3.6 will outperform the dual-core.

And i doubt you could o'c it to 3.6Ghz. Dual-cores dont overclock as high.

dragoon38900 · 04-09-2006, 12:51 AM

(im not really sure of this) Based on my research, the single core 3.6 would be faster in terms of just playing one game/using one application at a time. However, when it comes to multitasking, the dual 3.0 would blow the single 3.6 away in performance. If your like my friend, and likes to just play games, the single core would be better. However, if your like me, who plays games WHILE doing other stuff like photoshop, video editing, browsing internet, etc, then go for the dual core.

[-0MEGA-] · 04-09-2006, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by dragoon38900

(im not really sure of this) Based on my research, the single core 3.6 would be faster in terms of just playing one game/using one application at a time. However, when it comes to multitasking, the dual 3.0 would blow the single 3.6 away in performance. If your like my friend, and likes to just play games, the single core would be better. However, if your like me, who plays games WHILE doing other stuff like photoshop, video editing, browsing internet, etc, then go for the dual core.

Very true, but even in single threaded apps you will still benefit, since the windows processes will be split up between both cores, along with any background apps that you have running.

04-08-2006, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
csi1189 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Massachusetts, USA Age: 18 Posts: 86	processor questions... ok, so... im looking at several new comps (sony vgc-ra... or vgc-rc...). the only apparent differences, besides price, is the processor and amount of HDD space (both SATA). vgc-rc has a 3Ghz intel pentium d with 320gb of hdd space. vgc-ra has 3Ghz intel pentium 4 w/Ht and 250gb hdd space. and both have 1gb ddr2 ram. i plan to use this new comp mostly for video editing, so i want it to be able to easily handle this. there are two more expansion slots for future upgrades of more hdd space, so thats not really a problem at all. so i guess what i'm getting at is, what exactly is the difference between pentium d and pentium 4 w/HT?? (both 3Ghz... so...)... hope someone can clear this up for me, if there really is any one that is better for the job.

04-08-2006, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,285	The Pentium D is much better. http://intel.com/products/processor/pentium_D/index.htm Click on the dual core demo on the right side. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

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dragoon38900 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 37	(im not really sure of this) Based on my research, the single core 3.6 would be faster in terms of just playing one game/using one application at a time. However, when it comes to multitasking, the dual 3.0 would blow the single 3.6 away in performance. If your like my friend, and likes to just play games, the single core would be better. However, if your like me, who plays games WHILE doing other stuff like photoshop, video editing, browsing internet, etc, then go for the dual core. __________________ My Intel Specs: CPU - Core 2 Duo 6600 Conroe 2.4GHz MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 RAM - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 VIDCARD - EVGA 8800GTS 320mb HD - Western Digital Caviar 250GB 7200 ATA150 PSU - COOLMAX CP-500T 500W Active PFC 3DMARK06 - ~7000 My AMD Specs: CPU - Athlon X2 4200 MOBO - Abit KN9 Ultra Ram - 1 gig G.Skill VIDCARD - EVGA 7900GT OC HD - Some old IDE 40gig Western Digital PSU - COOLMAX 450W 140mm 3DMARK06: 4800 @1280x1024 on stock

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