AMD 64X2 Dual Core 5000+ or Intel Core 2 Duo E4400?? --and why.

[maroon1]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e6420_6.html#sect0

3dmark and PCmark are just synthetic benchmarks.

Just look at the other pages in the review you posted, E4400 was able to outperform 5000+ in some cases

In gaming 5000+ was better overall but not by a lot

In office applications E4400 outperformed 5000+

In audio, video encoding, photoshop and image editing, E4400 performed better

So, E4400 is very close to the performance of 5000+

 

[Dual_Corex2]

The AMD 64 chips wont overclock as well as core 2 duo's , regardless of multipliers because they cant handle higfher clock speeds ocmpared to teh duo's, its old tech now.

Thats cuz according to Intel they have a little bit of the NetBurst still in em.

So it seems what they have FINALLY managed to do is create great CPUs that can actually match and outdo an AMD clock for clock while at the same time being able to majorly outclock them. Big step up from the Pentium 4s.

 

[StrangleHold]

It all comes down to if you have a E4400, E4500 E6300, E6320, E6400, X2 4600 X2 4800, X2 5000 or X2 5200 and cant overclock sitting in front of your computer your not going to be able to tell much or any difference. If your doing mostly gamming the X2 5000 would probably be the better choice, if your doing mostly office work or encoding videos then the E4400 would be the better choice.

 

[Dual_Corex2]

It all comes down to if you have a E4400, E4500 E6300, E6320, E6400, X2 4600 X2 4800, X2 5000 or X2 5200 and cant overclock sitting in front of your computer your not going to be able to tell much or any difference. If your doing mostly gamming the X2 5000 would probably be the better choice, if your doing mostly office work or encoding videos then the E4400 would be the better choice.

But dont you HAVE to be sitting in front of your computer to overclock?

 

[StrangleHold]

You know what I mean, hes getting a Dell, no bios overclocking options, of course you could use a software based one but most are not that stable. But from what Ive seem out of all the computers that only around 3% of users really overclock, so for most people the one thats the fastest stock is all they care about.

 

[Motoxrdude]

You know what I mean, hes getting a Dell, no bios overclocking options, of course you could use a software based one but most are not that stable. But from what Ive seem out of all the computers that only around 3% of users really overclock, so for most people the one thats the fastest stock is all they care about.

3%, try like .3%

 

[Dual_Corex2]

3%, try like .3%

Dude i love your sig!! Cuz its so true!! Those pop ups do get annoying as hell. I wish a BSOD had a cancel or allow button. Id cancel

 

[UriA702]

Just disable UAC and you won't get anyone cancel or allow windows.

msconfig>tools>disable uac>run