pentium D

[Byteman]

What do you guys think of the PentiumD? Just wanted some pros & cons...

Comparison on newegg:
http://images10.newegg.com/UploadFilesForNewegg/promo/Intel/Intel6605/landing_vs.html

 

[Cromewell]

Pros

• 2 cores (ok that's not really a pro yet but it will be eventually)
• not very expensive

Cons

• 2 Prescott Cores
• need a new motherboard to use (not supported by 915/925 chipsets)
• Athlon X2 performs better (expected, 2 prescotts vs 2 athlon64 cores)
• HyperThreading is disabled (except for the Extreme Edition)

 

[Archangel]

indeed

 

[apj101]

whats is the best price difference on pentiumDs and X2s anyway? Which is offering best bang for buck (pound)?

 

[Cromewell]

The Pentium D was/is 1/2 the price of the X2 (at release date anyway)

 

[Praetor]

Hehe PentiumDs can be had for the ballpark price range for Pentium 4 6xxs