p4 vs amd 64

[rudey]

sorry if this has been asked 100000000000's before but lookin to upgrade my p4 2.8 and wondering whether i should go prescott or 64 amd ? at moment i have 2x 160 hdd, pioeneer 105, radeon 8500 dv(will be gettiing x800 xt aiw very soon thi machine is running over 50 proccess at moment and slows down when i am multi tasking (never used to before) im just wondering if i am asking too much of it ? if i have problem or proccesor is just not up to it , its the non HT 533 version i have .

[MasterMind]

Just in case you didn't know, the prescott core is still for 32 bit computing. It's a minor core revision with some enhanced features and is based on a more refined manufacturing process and that's all.

AMD64 improves performance for many applications by evolving this industry-standard technology from a 32 to a 64 bit architecture. 64 bit computing allows operating systems and software to process more data and access a tremendous amount of memory. AMD64 is an industry-standard approach to 64-bit technology to deliver the next generation of performance … today.

Decision is up to you Rudey. Best luck!

[Mr Snatcher]

I would go with the 64, really not even a hard decision in my books. AMD are much better with games btw, seeing that your gonna get a x800.

[xx 5id xx]

so P4 is 32 bit?

what about Pentium M?

[Neo]

Pentium M is mobile CPU, designed for laptops with increased cache, and lower operating speeds. It does not consume as much power as a desktop CPU. And yes, it is 32 bit.

[danman]

I've just switched back to Intel on my main box as Intel still has the edge with video encoding My benchmark tests with CCE deffo give me proof I made the right choice. On virtually every other front however the AMD's are better.

[xdeity]

just out of interest, why is a 2.8g p4 not powerful enough or have you just got loads of money to throw away on minor speed increases :)

[Mr Snatcher]

Gigahertz are meaningless know. Intel sells themselves becuase of there high gigahertz speed, which really isnt making a rats a$$ of a difference in terms of performance. Hence why amd can compete with intel @ 1 gigahert slower.

A 2.8ghz machine is powerful enough. Whoever said that it wasnt is on crack.

There is more to a processor than the speed rating in gigahertz, there is front side bus and cache. The higher on the both of those the better.