A Pentium D and Pentium 4 Intel processor
which is better... for gaming??.. and any other differences about them.. Pros and Cons ..
2007-02-05 13:14:42 · 6 answers · asked by minizzle 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Pentium D is the dual core version of Pentium 4. Most games today are single threaded, meaning they don't take advantage of more than one processing core, but that is starting to change. If you're going to buy a processor now out of those two, you'd be better off with the PD. But don't get either of those if you can.
Core 2 Duo > Athlon 64 X2 > Pentium D
Compared to more modern processors, Pentium D runs hot and runs up your electric bill by drawing too much power. PD's are also slower at performing computations. GHz isn't everything- architecture matters. Core 2 is the way to go.
2007-02-05 13:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would just get a Core 2 Duo and forget about the Pentium processors.
2007-02-05 21:22:28 · answer #2 · answered by conradj213 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are both good pricessors, but the Pentium D i belive it is the first edition of a dual core, so that would be better for gaming and stuff like that. But the Pentium 4 is also pretty fast but it is not for heavy multi-tasking type of thing. so i would go with the Pentium D.
2007-02-05 21:20:22 · answer #3 · answered by Mario diaz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here's a sheet you might want to check out. It contains the features of all Intel processors.
http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/proc_info_table.pdf (Adobe Reader Required)
Anyway, Intel Pentium D is the way to go!
2007-02-05 21:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by Clubmember 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a D is more memory manageable. That's all. Since games tend to take up lots of memory when used, I'd go with a D.
2007-02-05 21:17:52 · answer #5 · answered by Brodie 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
one is newer and a faster processor. in this case it's the D
2007-02-05 21:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by gas_indycar 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋