Re: celeron/Pentium/AMD
- From: "Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:08:50 -0400
Thank you.
Jeff
"Tanya" <tjtmdREMOVE_THIS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:431CDAC9.156F836F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Jeff wrote:
>
>> I used to know the difference between a Celeron and a regular Pentium.
>> But
>> with the many CPUs out there today, I am now confused.
>>
>> What exactly do you give up when you purchase a Celeron notebook vs. a
>> Pentium notebook? Is it built-in cache? I assume in the real world it
>> comes
>> down to less speed, but how significant is this loss of speed? Do AMD
>> chips
>> also have Celeron type equivalents?
>>
>> Is there a website that explains the difference in today's notebook
>> cpu's?
>
> (these are a bit dated)
> here are some Web sites:
> Dear CPU Scorekeeper
> http://www.cpuscorecard.com/cpufaqs/sep99c.htm
>
> Processor FAQs
> http://www.cpuscorecard.com/cpufaqs/cpus.htm
>
> try gooooogle:
> pentium vs. amd
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pentium+vs.+amd&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
> (see below)
>
>> --
>> Jeff Stevens
>> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam
>> jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> if nobody answers you in this ng, try this group:
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
> this one:
> comp.sys.intel
>
> i think that the celerons have slower front speed bus and a smaller L2
> cache
> size...
>
> as far as what you are giving up, it really depends what you will be using
> it
> for... afaik, pentiums are great for video editing. celerons are i suppose
> ok...
>
> amd's you get more for your $ -- even if the amd chip spins at a lower
> frequency, the amd cpu processes more instructions per spin (and are
> apparently
> better in most operations than the pentium...)
>
> i do not know which amd cpu is comparable to the intel celeron...but i am
> sure
> someone in the group can answer that
>
> hth,
> sincerely
> Tanya
>
>
.
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