I'm looking to buy a system for a co-worker and I am trying to decide whether to get him a 3.4Ghz Pentium D or a 1.86Ghz Core 2 Duo. Which do you think will be faster? I know Core 2 Duo is suppose to be faster but do you think it will be faster than a Pentium D that is almost twice the clock speed?

I'm trying to keep the purchase around $1300 or less. I'm close to $1300 with either system from Dell. I would like a faster Core 2 Duo chip but I just don't have the budget for it.

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The clock speed is not compareable between the two lines. I would expect equal or better performace out of the core 2 chip with much less power consumption and heat generation.

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I'm looking to buy a system for a co-worker and I am trying to decide whether to get him a 3.4Ghz Pentium D or a 1.86Ghz Core 2 Duo. Which do you think will be faster? I know Core 2 Duo is suppose to be faster but do you think it will be faster than a Pentium D that is almost twice the clock speed?

I'm trying to keep the purchase around $1300 or less. I'm close to $1300 with either system from Dell. I would like a faster Core 2 Duo chip but I just don't have the budget for it.

Get the Core 2 cpu, Your co-worker will like It.

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Which do you think will be faster? I know Core 2 Duo is suppose to be faster but do you think it will be faster than a Pentium D that is almost twice the clock speed?

I'm trying to keep the purchase around $1300 or less. I'm close to $1300 with either system from Dell. I would like a faster Core 2 Duo chip but I just don't have the budget for it.

Yes, the Core 2 Duo will be faster than a Pentium D at twice the speed. A faster Core 2 Duo chip will not be necessary to acheive the same performance.

Go with the Core 2 Duo, you'll be glad you did.

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This thread it perfectly timed for me. I'm about to buy a new computer and was asking myself the same question. I'll probably start crunching with a Core 2 next week.

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Boinc V7.2.42
Win7 i5 3.33G 4GB, GTX470

Core 2 duo wins, hands down! Just check my computer's stats if you have any doubt. Keep in mind that all of my rigs are running Chicken apps, and are all oc'd about as far as I can take them on air cooling. Just compare my c2d 6600 to my FX60....much better performance at almost 1/3 of the cost.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Based on what I've read I'd definitely choose the Core 2 Duo. However I don't think one operating at 1.86 GHz will put out double that of the PD 3.4 GHz. But one operating at 2.4 GHz might do it. The problem is that the "Top 200 Computers" doesn't reveal any overclocking. That's too bad because removing the overclocking factor makes throughput indications very inaccurate. My D950 runs at stock speed, has (I think slow) DDR2-667 Cas 5 memory and puts out about 1200 RAC per 24 hours. (1125 per 22.5 hours). That could provide one basis point for comparison. One "Anonymous" has a 6600 that outdoes mine perhaps 2.3 to 1 but I don't know how much he's overclocking that. His machine, on the second page, is #2585744. Note: Even though it looks like he outdoes MSattler's machine slightly when looking at credits and seconds, MSattler (about #20) continues to outdo "Anonymous" in RAC. Maybe Anonymous turns his machine off a little.

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However I don't think one operating at 1.86 GHz will put out double that of the PD 3.4 GHz.

Well, that's not exactly what I said:

Yes, the Core 2 Duo will be faster than a Pentium D at twice the speed.

Or what Keck Komputers said:

The clock speed is not compareable between the two lines. I would expect equal or better performace out of the core 2 chip with much less power consumption and heat generation.

In summation, we said that even though the Core 2 Duo was running at half speed, it would be just as fast, if not faster than a Pentium D 3.4GHz - not double the speed.

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Core 2 duo wins, hands down! Just check my computer's stats if you have any doubt. Keep in mind that all of my rigs are running Chicken apps, and are all oc'd about as far as I can take them on air cooling. Just compare my c2d 6600 to my FX60....much better performance at almost 1/3 of the cost.

Impressive for a E6600... It is probably running a bit quicker than a stock
E6800. I am using an ASUS P5B Delux, 2GB Corsair DDR2 Twinx 8500, and a E6600
OC to 2880 with Bus of 320, FSB of 1280 and DDR clocked to 960. I have run it up to FSB of 1300 but things started to heat up a bit with the standard cooling.

I am only running 1 CPU on Seti, but I did run two for a while, with predictable
increase in Core temp.

Anyway it is considerably faster than the AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200 that I crancked up about 6 months ago.

Now I have to wait for the Core 2 Quatro;)

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When we finally figure it all out, all the rules will change and we can start all over again.

However I don't think one operating at 1.86 GHz will put out double that of the PD 3.4 GHz.

Well, that's not exactly what I said:

Yes, the Core 2 Duo will be faster than a Pentium D at twice the speed.

Or what Keck Komputers said:

The clock speed is not compareable between the two lines. I would expect equal or better performace out of the core 2 chip with much less power consumption and heat generation.

In summation, we said that even though the Core 2 Duo was running at half speed, it would be just as fast, if not faster than a Pentium D 3.4GHz - not double the speed.

Sorry, OzzFan. I misread your message. Now is the apology better than the extra forum clutter I just added? One good thing versus one bad.

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Sorry, OzzFan. I misread your message. Now is the apology better than the extra forum clutter I just added? One good thing versus one bad.

No apology was really necessary. I just wanted to make a correction, just so things were straight. It's not about being right, just about keeping lines of communication open and prevent misunderstandings. Communication is always key, and 99% of the time a breakdown of communication is the cause of bad relationships.

Personally, I wouldn't worry about forum clutter, as long as people can communicate and learn from one another, that's the important thing, IMHO.

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