I currently have a intel 631 processor that is a p4 at 3.0 ghz and has a 800 mhz f s b and a 2 m b cache and ht tech. How much better is the new conroe duo 2 processors better then mine? Thanks in advance
also and please let me know how long my processor will last before it becomes outdated. Thanks in advance.
Intel will stop making P4's in Februaury. The new Core Duo 2 processors are much better then what you have now. You have to realise that you will probably have to upgrade to a newer mother board to use a Core Duo 2 processor.
Pentiums are in no way "going"! Dual-Cores by Intel are Pentium's! Or else why are they called Pentium D??! LOL... P.S. Pentium D's are bassically dual-core Pentium 4's!! P.S. #2 tommy, ur processor won't be outdated for a very long time! Look at Half-Life 2, it works on a 1.2 Ghz processor! Not to mention, you can overclock a CPU when it is obsolete! Do you mean 630 instead of 631?
your p4 cpu will do fine, and will last at least for the next 1-2yrs. the conroes are supposed to be alot better than p4s, even supposed to be better than the amd athlon fx's 60/62 which to me is a very big suprise. and dont count out the p4 yet.
Core 2 Duos aren't Pentiums. Intel are dropping the pentium name for fast chips because the P4 and Pentium D was associated with inferior performance with rival AMD products, seriously. The 631 is an OK CPU, but a Core 2 Duo will walk all over it. on an old fashioned mhz scale, a 631 scores about 2800. A core 2 Duo E6600 (mid-range, £240 / $350) is TWO lots of about 5800. When your CPU is overclocked it will reach about 3400 performance level. A core 2 Duo is good for 10,000, two lots of. With new CPUs I'd say (at stock speeds) X2 3800+ X2 4200+ E6300 X2 4400+ X2 4600+ E6400 X2 4800+ X2 5000+ FX-62 E6600 FX-64 E6700 X6800 In that order, slowest to fastest. Once overclocked? X2 4200+ X2 3800+ (yep, that way round!) X2 4600+ X2 4400+ X2 4800+ X2 5000+ FX-62 E6300 FX-64 E6400 E6600 E6700 X6800 A convincing win?
