Pentium 4 vs. Celeron D

Isn't a Celeron D a Dual-Core Processor? Have you tried putting in the PC and trying it out? Celeron is a Low-end budget chip, but a Dual Core chip will (or at least should) beat a single core. Celeron's are gimped because of a lower Cache usually. I think you should try it and see if you would like it.

EDIT: Never mind, Celeron D is NOT a Dual Core Processor (That's Pentium D). Anyways, the Cache difference between the two is 512KB for the Pentium 4 and 256KB for the Celeron D. You do have a faster FSB though with the Celeron D, so you could potentially use faster RAM (533MHz as opposed to 400MHz)

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Originally Posted by russ

I'm pretty sure you'd have to buy a new motherboard to use the Celeron anyways, so if you don't want to spend more money, stick with the P4.

Actually, they're both Socket 478, so it would fit. But still, I think the Cache is important, so I'd stick with the P4, unless you have money to burn on faster RAM. (Assuming that your mobo supports DDR2).

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Originally Posted by Garret

the Celeron D *which is not a dual core, tricky marketing* is to differentiate the Celeron built using the Prescott core from the one that utilizes the Northwoord Core. The Prescott Celeron *Celeron D* Has twice the memory l2 cache compared to it's older Celeron *Northwood core* Brother, and also supports stuff like EMt64 etc...

Almost, but the Celeron D 350 (which after doing some research) I saw doesn't support 64. It's the 351 that does. And it's cache is still 1/2 of his P4. I'd stick with the P4 because if there's any gain, it's very little gain. Prescotts get very hot anyways, so I wouldn't do it, not worth it to take apart your computer just to fit a processor that is marginally, if at all, better.

I found that out here if you want to look it up.

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Originally Posted by Garret

Ah, so I was mistaken about the EMT64 support, I was going by memory on that one. We also don't know how much cache his current P4 has, or what FSB it boasts etc.. *although it would help if he wanted to check via Cpu-Z when he gets a chance, probably 512 and 533fsb though*. While the extra l2 cache is nice, it does only help in certain situations *mostly video and sound rendering etc..*. If he wants to OC, then yes, his P4 would probably be the better choice. If not, the Celeron D might be a slightly better choice.

Haha, he actually put a link up to his current P4 CPU....

Architecture 0.18 micron technology
L2 Cache 512 KB
L3 Cache N/A
Clock Speed 2.40 GHz
Front Side Bus Speed 400 MHz
Other Intel Technologies N/A
Package FC-PGA2

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