Intel Processor comparison
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starlitjoker
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i am pretty sure Pentium is better than celeron.
is this for a desktop? im assuming?
celeron is mostly seen in laptops, and i dont know if its dual core.
when comparing CPU's you want to look at a couple things
1. CPU frequency. the pentium is a 2.7 and the celeron is a 3.3. if they were both 1 chip set like if they were both pentium then the faster frequency would be faster
2. cores. 1 core/dual core/quadcore
the more cores the more multitasking. multi core processors usually have lower freq because they get hot. But the task usually "splash" over to other cores while in dual core CPU's they cores do more work.
3. finally for everyday use the size. the lower the chip size the better. the newer ones are 45 nM but those 2 you listed are older and i dont know what size they are sorry :*(
now dont get confused. the pentium and celeron are both different types or chips. just because the celeron has a faster freq doesnt mean it is faster. there are other factors. like i said in "1" if they were both pentium then the higher freq would be faster, if they were both celeron the higher freq would be better. But they are 2 different chips. the pentium being the newer faster one.
what purpose are you using processors for? gaming or home use?
for any situation, the Pentium at 2.7 is better.
why those two? look into the new lga 775 core 2 duos or the even newer i5/i7 for home use.
is this for a desktop? im assuming?
celeron is mostly seen in laptops, and i dont know if its dual core.
when comparing CPU's you want to look at a couple things
1. CPU frequency. the pentium is a 2.7 and the celeron is a 3.3. if they were both 1 chip set like if they were both pentium then the faster frequency would be faster
2. cores. 1 core/dual core/quadcore
the more cores the more multitasking. multi core processors usually have lower freq because they get hot. But the task usually "splash" over to other cores while in dual core CPU's they cores do more work.
3. finally for everyday use the size. the lower the chip size the better. the newer ones are 45 nM but those 2 you listed are older and i dont know what size they are sorry :*(
now dont get confused. the pentium and celeron are both different types or chips. just because the celeron has a faster freq doesnt mean it is faster. there are other factors. like i said in "1" if they were both pentium then the higher freq would be faster, if they were both celeron the higher freq would be better. But they are 2 different chips. the pentium being the newer faster one.
what purpose are you using processors for? gaming or home use?
for any situation, the Pentium at 2.7 is better.
why those two? look into the new lga 775 core 2 duos or the even newer i5/i7 for home use.
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starlitjoker
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the celerons are dual core i believe, but i still think the Pentium has better performance >.<
oh and the l2 cache is bigger on the pentium
the higher the l2 cache the better but the 3 specs i listed above are higher priority than the l2 cache.
oh and the l2 cache is bigger on the pentium
the higher the l2 cache the better but the 3 specs i listed above are higher priority than the l2 cache.
Rit
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Someone on this forum showed me this website and it's super handy!:good:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
Anandtech has a really good benchmark utility as well. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/default.aspx?b=2&c=1
Cellies are great for some applications though; low-power-using machines for a small-to-medium business, for example. When I was in the Field full time, about 90% of my small business accounts used them. The D 330's were absolute workhorses!
Back to the OP: as others mentioned, you can compare performance of individual CPUs on various websites (including comparing them on Intel's site, too!). However, there are a lot of different chips that run at the same speed, so having the CPU number would be needed for the exact specs (SC/DC, Cache, Architecture) to get an realistic comparison. If you post the actual CPU number, I'm sure someone can link to a comparison of the two.
That being said, for anything other than something like a dedicated low-power file server, at first glance, I'd get the Pentium.
This totally depends on what model each one is. From what it sounds like, the celeron is a single core, and ALL celeron single core's are crap.
The only good celeron is the new wolfdale core dual core's.
Here's a 3dmark06 with two x1950 pro's in Xfire-
The total score isn't impressive, cuz X1950's suck balls....but look at the CPU score at 4ghz, over 3300. My Phenom II 550 X2 at 3.8ghz pulled about the same score. Thats impressive for a $50 chip. Plus I ran this 3dmark before I got 4.2ghz out of the E3200, I bet it would have been around 3500 surpasssing the Phenom II 550's score.
The only good celeron is the new wolfdale core dual core's.
Here's a 3dmark06 with two x1950 pro's in Xfire-
The total score isn't impressive, cuz X1950's suck balls....but look at the CPU score at 4ghz, over 3300. My Phenom II 550 X2 at 3.8ghz pulled about the same score. Thats impressive for a $50 chip. Plus I ran this 3dmark before I got 4.2ghz out of the E3200, I bet it would have been around 3500 surpasssing the Phenom II 550's score.
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spynoodle
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That was me
EDIT: Like starlitjoker said, the cpu core design makes a big difference. In fact, IMO, it makes the biggest difference. Take, for example, the celeron 4xx series and the Pentium 4 Prescotts. The 3.73GHz Pentium 4 is about the same power as the Celeron 450 @ 2.2GHz, just because the Celeron 400 series is based on the Core microarchitecture, whereas the Pentium 4 is based on the Netburst microarchitecture. Keep in mind that these are both single-core CPUs. Now, lets go on to Dual-Core. Every time you add another core to the processor-count, you see a major improvement. For example, the Pentium D at 3.73GHz based on the Netburst microarchitecture (NOT the same as Pentium Dual-Core) gets a score of 1284, compared to the score of 646 from its single-core version. Almost a double in performance. Likewise, the Celeron E1500, the closest dual-core version of the Celeron 450, also gets almost double the score. So finally, back to your listed CPUs. The type of pentium dual-core you have is probably the type of dual-core pentium that's faster. This means that it is close to the same performance per MHz as the dual-core celeron I listed earlier, not the Pentium D. If the celeron you listed is single-core, there is no way that it's faster than your Pentium dual-core. Also, just to reiterate, there is a MAJOR difference between the Pentium D and the Pentium Dual-core. Do not be confused and think that they are the same. Although the Pentium Dual-Cores usually have less of a clock speed in MHz than the Pentium Ds, they are so much faster. The pentium I mentioned earlier that got the same score as the celeron was a Pentium D. Your Pentium is actually faster than the Celeron, because it isn't a Pentium D, it's a Pentium Dual-Core. You MUST remember this.
Sorry for writing a book, guys. I just had a lot to say.
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spynoodle
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np, dude!