Processor Speeds..

Philbert

Hi folks,

What would a 2.8Ghz P4 be equivalent to in today’s ‘Dual Core’ terms. Would I get the same horse power from a 2.0GHz Pentium Dual Core Processor as I would from the 2.8Ghz P4?

I understand that there are other factors such as the L2 cache etc but I just want to know in general.

TIA

uberpixie

Philbert wrote: »

Hi folks,

What would a 2.8Ghz P4 be equivalent to in today’s ‘Dual Core’ terms. Would I get the same horse power from a 2.0GHz Pentium Dual Core Processor as I would from the 2.8Ghz P4?

I understand that there are other factors such as the L2 cache etc but I just want to know in general.

TIA

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/processors/3d-studio-max-9,369.html

Full set of benchmarks, you can compare a pentium D 2.8ghz to one of the new Core 2 duos.

TBH the new core 2 duos are a lot better than the old p4s, a 2.0ghz duo is much faster.

Overheal

cant say I'd ever consider single core processing again to be honest. Dual Core has a few other benefits beyond mere clock speed, mostly related to multi-threading/processing.

Philbert

Cheers uberpixie, just what I needed.