which CPU would be faster for games and graphics?

Question

-AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (2.0ghz) or Intel P4 - 2.66MHz/socket 478
consider that they both have 1gig of ram, and not taking the graphic card in consideration. which one would be better for games?

Answer 1

Actually the the major factor will be the OS you use. If you use the XP-64 Pro the AMD chip with run rings around the P4 on XP Pro. If you use XP Pro on the AMD then the performance will hardly be noticable, since the really clocking rate is slower than the P4, it will probably be a tie. The 64 bit memory bus will help only if the game uses 64 bit data. If the game says that it runs on XP-64 then you will really notice the difference with XP-64 Pro over XP Pro.

Either way the Video card will make the biggest difference in total performance for game imaging & effects. Most games will scale down the imaging if your video card is not up to speed, but that will not effect game play as much are CPU and system performance. For speed of play the CPU and OS will bottleneck you. A really fast system should have Ultra SCSI 320 controller and drive for the system disk. Use SATA drives in a RAID configuration for the big bulk storage.

Answer 2

Check out the AMD Athlon64 X2 processor, it is a true dule-core cpu and supports multi-thredding, if u want high end games make sure u are running 2gb of PC3200 or PC3500 or PC3700. Theese run at the highest Frontside Buss. Get a PCI ExpressX16 video card with 256mb of GDDR3 ram onboard for the absolute best resultes, that will last for many years. Also I highly recomend Windows XP Professionial 64bit edition, or just waite for Windows Vista 64-bit later this year or around January 07.

Answer 3

my (two) Athlon MP 2600 (effectively running @ 2GHz each) work faster then a P4 (478) 3.0 GHz (everything else comparable)

the 64 3200+ is going to outrace the P4 2.7GHz, like a walk in the park.
however, for games, the performance of your video card will be as important as the CPU (speed or build) at this level.

Answer 4

The last time I did any research on the matter, I was told that the AMD chips have a slight edge over the Intel chips when it comes to the kind of processing needed for gaming. It used to be that Intel chops were better, but I believe that is no longer the case.

Answer 5

Well, there are lots of opinions and lots of fan boys. Though my current CUP runs with AMD, I planned to upgrade to Intel for time being. As for this moment, Intel seems to be the best choice but make sure your motherboard chipset is a good one coz it also plays a major role.

Don't worry, they'll face off again probably in November on QUAD core ")

No point having 64bit processor while all your applications are 32bit anyway.

FYI;http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/14/core2_duo_knocks_out_athlon_64/

Answer 6

The AMD is a 64 bit? Hell yeah the AMD. A 64 bit processor would kick more butt than a regular 32. I suggest the AMD only if its a 64 bit. But otherwise, look at the processing speed (you didn't really tell us the correct speed).

Answer 7

Socket 478 is getting old. I'd go for the Athlon.

For graphics, the video card is the most important thing. Put a lot of money on this device.

Answer 8

AMD ...

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Answer 9

I would go with the amd. I have no experience with the new duocore proccesors.

By Graphics do you mean graphic design? If so consider a MAC

Answer 10

You want a fast CPU. BUT for games and graphics you need a tight video card/graphics accelerator. You'll want some RAM too.