Processor option advice - Intel Core 2 Duo or Pentium D
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Hi All, I am about to decide between these two processor options for my new machine i am buying. A. Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6700 Processor (2.66GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB) OR B. Intel® Pentium® D Processor 960 (3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2x2MB L2 cache, EM64T) This is going to be my development (production) machine (.NET development etc.) I am inclined to go for the Intel Core 2 Duo. Any advices, experiences on the above? Please share.
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Hi All, I am about to decide between these two processor options for my new machine i am buying. A. Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6700 Processor (2.66GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB) OR B. Intel® Pentium® D Processor 960 (3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2x2MB L2 cache, EM64T) This is going to be my development (production) machine (.NET development etc.) I am inclined to go for the Intel Core 2 Duo. Any advices, experiences on the above? Please share.
In absence of AMD in your list, I would say go for Core 2. Its new architecture, runs cooler and provides path to quad core.
Farhan Noor Qureshi
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Hi All, I am about to decide between these two processor options for my new machine i am buying. A. Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6700 Processor (2.66GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB) OR B. Intel® Pentium® D Processor 960 (3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2x2MB L2 cache, EM64T) This is going to be my development (production) machine (.NET development etc.) I am inclined to go for the Intel Core 2 Duo. Any advices, experiences on the above? Please share.
If you are not looking for any future upgrades then go with E6700 and try to eliminate Pen-D at any cost. To say you can go with Core2 Extreme, but there is a bit price difference b/n E6700 and E6800 and you can OC E6700 to E6800 levels (only if you feel easy OCing PC). BTW conroe processors are being very stable even you OC it to the limit. But if you want to choose b/n E6800 and Athlon FX64, then your best bet will be E6800 or E6700 (if you want to OC). There are rumors that Intel will release their Quad core processor on the same platform as of Dual core so that they share the same pin architechture, but not sure (if not, you have to upgrade ur MoBo in future). If they do, then you best option is Core2 processor and just upgrade your MoBo bios for quad. But you have to remember that AMD is also releasing their Quad on the same Dual platform and they share the same pin architechture (this is for sure). Good luck, -Pavan
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Hi All, I am about to decide between these two processor options for my new machine i am buying. A. Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6700 Processor (2.66GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB) OR B. Intel® Pentium® D Processor 960 (3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2x2MB L2 cache, EM64T) This is going to be my development (production) machine (.NET development etc.) I am inclined to go for the Intel Core 2 Duo. Any advices, experiences on the above? Please share.
code_wiz wrote:
I am inclined to go for the Intel Core 2 Duo.
Go with your inclination. Predicting the future is near impossible. But without delving into black magic or crystal balls there are a few things you can count on. Intel took the lead with the Core2, they dare not risk loosing it, AMD has been hard on their heels for a long time and took the lead on the P4 thru P4-D level. Now that Intel has the lead, they intend to keep it, and that is why all the dropped news of quad-cores being released in October. Prototypes have already been shipped for reviewers and they are smoking, but no validation (yet) on if the motherboards are straight up the same as the Core2 because they were new Core2 motherboards from Intel. Will all Core2 boards support QuadCore? Unclear. Will Intel fall on their face while trying to rush the QuadCore into production nearly 4 months early? Unclear. Will AMD catch up or pass again? Unclear. Right now Core2 is ahead, but AMD is still more economical on the pocketbook. Do your homework, don't count your quad-cores before they are released, if they are compatible with your mobo great, if they aren't prepare yourself for that possibility now. But what ever you decide, stay away from the P-D, you'll be much happier for it.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Hi All, I am about to decide between these two processor options for my new machine i am buying. A. Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6700 Processor (2.66GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB) OR B. Intel® Pentium® D Processor 960 (3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2x2MB L2 cache, EM64T) This is going to be my development (production) machine (.NET development etc.) I am inclined to go for the Intel Core 2 Duo. Any advices, experiences on the above? Please share.
FWIW, I bought a laptop recently which has a Duo E6x00 in it, and I'm quite happy with the performance; lest you think I am easily pleased, I'm running some heavy duty number crunching (matrix transformations etc) at the same time as stuff like a SQL Server 2005 and development environment :) I have a Pentium D with the same RAM and similar load, and although it's a higher clock speed, it's slower...
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