AMD Sempron 2.0ghz or Intel Celeron D 3.22ghz?

Question

both systems have 512mb ram one has 1600mhz FSB the other 533...which one is better>?

bought a compaq with the celeron and it seems like its under performing. The 3.22ghz caught my eye but **** the thing runs about the sam eif not SLOWER than my 1.9ghz P4 with less ram...thinking of switching it for the AMD

Answer 1

Not fair comparing a Sempron to a Celeron D. Try comparing it to an ATHLON 64 or something.

I've got a 6 yearold AMD ATHLON 1.3 GHz, and it still runs AWESOME!!!!

Answer 2

You've opened a can of worms! Congrats!!


Intel dominated back in the early days, when the Pentium and Pentium II were still fairly new. AMD had the K6-2 processor that was cheap making it attractive, but it was nowhere near as reliable as the Pentium and ran a lot slower per MHz.

When the Athlon came out against the Pentium III, things were neck and neck with the slight edge still in Intel's favor. It had better cooling and a few more features (SSE2). The Pentium 4 was a dog at first, and the Athlon XP easily took the lead for a while. Things went back and forth every few months until the Athlon 64 came out. This beast annihilated the Pentium 4 in every way (cost, cooling, performance, features). When you look back, it's really starting to feel like AMD has had the lead for a much longer period of time, despite all the back and forths.

The newest Core 2 Duo from Intel is revolutionary. It's Intel's ticket to regain the lead for quite some time to come. However, you are not talking about the newest. In your comparison, the 2Ghz Sempron will outdo the Celeron in almost every benchmark. The FSB is not really 1600Mhz (that's a theoretical number), but it's much, much faster than the outdated Celeron FSB. For this reason alone, I'd go with the Sempron. The Sempron is a watered-down version of the Athlon 64, as is the Celeron compared to the Penitium.


Bottom line: Realize that slowdowns can occur from a number of reasons. It might not be your CPU...

Answer 3

the one with more fsb that helps. amd and intel run a close race i have never had an intel and I build my own but some people swear by them. I think if u can pay the same money and get more processor why not go for the intel. Its not an issue with me i build amds whatever size fsb etc i want and can afford.

Answer 4

I would take the 1600 FSB over 533. Bus = :)

Answer 5

take the AMD. Intel CPU architecture is totally ****. for example, a 2.2 ghz athlon 3500+ can out perform an intel p4 clocked at 3.5ghz.

Answer 6

Go for the AMD... I have a AMD and runs perfect, while my dad said he doesn't buy **** and his intel is already over heating and runs slow

Answer 7

I have the Intel Celeron D and i like it alot

Answer 8

take the amd because of the faster FSB

Answer 9

I'll take an INTEL chip over an AMD anytime!

Answer 10

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GO WITH AMD's SOCKET 939 SEMPRON (COMING OUT SOON)....then u can upgrade later to a dual core need be...! Just make sure the motherboard will support the dual core proc. PLUS socket 939 is a tested (for years now) socket/platform and AMD's socket AM2 does not give u much more in the way of performance.

Either Sempron socket (754, 939, AM2) will enable (or already includes the 64 bit instruction set) a 64 bit upgrade.

Joe...

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