Intel Pentium 4 505 / 2.66 GHz processor

Advantages: Performs Well
Disadvantages: Expensive

.... Compared to the AMD strategy of 66 MHz incremental releases, Intel continues to lay down the hammer 200 MHz at a time, and at some point the performance deadlock has to break. The Pentium 4-2.4 GHz is a standard Pentium 4 based on the Northwood core. This means a 400 MHz FSB (front-side bus), a 0.13-micron die, and 512K of L2 cache. The release of the 2.4 GHZ Pentium 4 does not herald the arrival of the 533- MHZ FSB nor any Intel platforms supporting any of the new DDR333 or PC1006 memory technologies. This new CPU is simply another rung on the performance ladder, following along with AMD's strategy of using a faster core to achieve this. The old IPC vs. clock speed argument has taken been around the block a few times, but quite simply both Intel and AMD are taking two different angles towards their new processors. Neither method is inherently... Read review

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Advantages: Fast and cheap
Disadvantages: Slower than Pentium 4

...’s perfomance can equal the equivalent of a 3 GHZ processor. The Athlon XP runs at a clock speed of only 2.16 GHZ but it can outperform the 2.66 GHZ of Intel. The fronside bus is one thing that AMD has yet to improve, Intel has a massive FSB reaching 800 mhz compared to AMD’s 333 mhz. If you have an old Socket A motherboard which only supports 266 mhz fsb. The Athlon Xp 3000+ will also run but the front side bus will be limited to 266 mhz and will display incorrect clock speed. When it comes to installing this processor is relatively easy. The difficult part is installing the heatsink fan. You should be very careful because it might cause your processor to crack. Pls. check Motherboard’s user’s manual of installing your processor before doing anything. The Athlon XP 3000+ is about 75 bucks cheaper than the Pentium 4 3.06 GHZ The Socket... Read review

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Advantages: cheap & good processor!
Disadvantages: 1m cache

...Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 / 1.8 GHz processor is helpful for those people who want to buy good processor but in cheapest rate. It is a stripped down low cost version of the Core 2 Duo. The performance of the processor at stock speed is good. As it is a dual core processor, its multitasking performance is very good. You can compare this processor with other in the following link: http://reviews.cnet.com/processors/intel-pentium-dual-core/4540-3086 7-32466690-4.html?tag=sub Mainly I recommend these processor for office use only. But if you want to play games with it.. then the best configuration will be 1. 1333mhz capable motherboard 2. 2GB of DDR2 800mhz RAM 3. ATI 3850 or Geforce 8800gs graphics card 4. Western digital/ Maxtor hard disk 5. case, keyboard, mouse.....etc Installation of the processor is easy. It is same as core 2... Read review

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