Which Dell Computer system is better looking at only these factors?

Question

Computer A - Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6600 Processor (2.4GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB), 256MB nVidia™ GeForce™ 7900GS graphics card

Computer B - Intel® Viiv™ technology - Intel® Pentium® D 945 DualCore(3.40GHz,800MHz,2x2MBcache), 256MB nVidia™ GeForce™ 7900GS graphics card

I am looking for the best performer but im not sure which might work better. I will be using computer for gaming, working for univeristy things (coursework) and internet and other things. They both are the same price but dont know which is best.

Computers price is exactly the same. Tho the one with 3.4 Ghz has a hard disk of 250GB and the other one has a hard disk of 350GB.

Answer 1

I think the last guy was right, but he meant to say A is better becasue it is. The Intel Core 2 Duo is better technology and therefore runs faster despite the higher clock speed or the other. These people saying B because it has the higher clock really don't know what they are talking about to be frank, and If you want proof, take a look at the benchmarks: http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html

Answer 2

The following is an answer I just gave to another user, asking about the differences between the Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processors by Intel. You are smart to be purchasing a computer with a good graphics card, but if everything else on the computers are exactly the same, computer B is better.

This is a link to the Intel website explaining how much better the Core 2 Duo processor is over the Pentium D and Pentium 4. You'll notice the Core 2 getting better marks even if it does have a lower clock speed (2.4 GHz instead of 3.4)

http://www.intel.com/performance/desktop/digoffice/index.htm?iid=mtply_digital_office








The Core Duo processor essentially is two processor cores stacked one on top of the other. While this is effective when compared to a single processor, the Core 2 Duo has a brand new architecture where both cores are combined to create a single process module that is much more capable than the Duos. While it may be hard to get your mind over the hurdle of dropping clock speed (2.4 GHz compared to 3.4 GHz), The way the Core 2 was built gives it more processing power with less speed, using less power than its predecessor while still outpacing it.


Check out these articles comparing the two before you make your choice:

http://www.intel.com/core2duo/index.htm?iid=HMPAGE+Feature_06ww39

http://www.intel.com/performance/desktop/digoffice/index.htm?iid=mtply_digital_office

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/intel_core_2_performance/

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/intel_core_2_performance/page21.asp

"'Core 2 Duo runs at slower clock speeds than Pentium-era chips, but is still more productive because it handles more calculations per clock cycle,' said Sean Tucker, a product manager at HP. 'Thanks to that slower speed, Core 2 Duo chips need less electricity, drawing just 65 watts compared to the Pentium 4's 95 watts and Pentium D's 130 watts.'"
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,126588/article.html



And an article comparing the Intel Core 2 Duo with the AMD Athlon 64
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/intel_core_conroe_benchmarks/



However, if price is not a factor for you, you may want to hold off until the beginning of next year to buy. AMD is expected to be first to release the technology to consumers, but both AMD and Intel will be marketing quad-core processors. Initial tests prove AMD's chip to be better than the Intel version. Here are some links on the Quad processors.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/09/10/four_cores_on_the_rampage/

http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=12432

Answer 3

Computer B is better because even though it's bus is smaller (800MHz vs Computer A's 1066MHz) it has a higher CPU speed, high enough to compensate for the difference, and more, thus higher overall CPU capacity overall:

Computer A: 2.4Ghz X 1066MHz = 2,558 Ghz-MHz ratio
Computer B: 3.4 Ghz X 800MHz = 2,720 Ghz-MHz ratio

However, you might never notice the performance difference, since gaming is highly memory intensive, and both have same graphic cards.

So, I would suggest you go with Computer B UNLESS Computer A is for some reason a hundred bucks or so less expensive or has some other factor that you like!

Answer 4

DO NOT LISTEN TO ANY OF THESE PEOPLE!!! THE INTEL CORE 2 DUO IS FOR SURE BETTER!! JUST BECAUSE THE D HAS A HIGHER GHz NUMBER DOES NOT MEAN IT IS FASTER!!! THE INTEL CORE 2 DUO SERIES IS THE LATEST AND GREATEST PROCESSOR OUT RIGHT NOW.

Answer 5

B, they are essentially the same, but the dual core at 3.4 is much better, almost 1 ghz more

Answer 6

Pure and simple answear get a dell xps 700. Thats there best performance system.

Answer 7

I would say B. Though A has faster memory...still I think I would go with B.

Answer 8

Computer B should be the faster one. Faster is better.