Which of these 2 processors is better?

Question

XPS 410, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6320 (1.86GHz,1066FSB) with 4MB cache

or

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+

how do you compare the speed? how do you know how fast the FSB is on the AMD?

Answer 1

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e6420_5.html

start reading ^.^

ps: if you still compare AMD ghz vs. Intel ghz. you really can't. you have to do benchmark to compare. Since both company does different things to there cpu.(2xcpu, and 4xcpu.)

Answer 2

Intel Core2Duo is absolutely the top processor. So no matter what brand of PC you buy, try to get the Intel.

I bought an XPS 410 this past Christmas.

I got the 2.1 GHz Core2Duo. The machine has been excellent thus far. No complaints.

I would recommend that you get something better than the 1.86GHz if you can afford it. I'm not a gamer, but if games are on your menu a minimum of 2.4 GHz would be nice for now and for the forseeable future.

I have noticed that since Christmas time the price of the 2.6 GHz Core2Duo has dropped from about $500 to the $350 range for just the processor. So further down the road upgrading will get more and more reasonable.

In respect to the Dell systems, if you are considering a monitor in the package from them, I'd recommend you do some research on monitors. Most of the Dell monitors they ship in the "packages" have a Contrast Ratio of 500:1. What you really want is a Contrast Ratio of 700:1 or greater. The higher the first number the higher the price. For example a 1000:1 will run you some serious bucks but if you shop wisely on the net, you can find some great deals on really good monitors. For example, I got my 19" Hanns-G (700:1) last summer for a bottom line cost of $145. It had a $75 rebate attached so I jumped on it. The tech specs on the monitor were great, and it came with a 3 year warranty. So if you shop wisely you can get some really good monitors without spending a lot of $$$$.

Here's some monitor info that is a good place to learn about them. Read the two "For Dummies" article on the page.
http://tech.yahoo.com/rc/monitors/115

I shop a lot on the following sites:
http://www.tigerdirect.com
http://www.pricewatch.com

Good luck and I hope this helps.

Answer 3

The Core 2 Duo is better.

Answer 4

core 2 duo, newer and better. i have a 410 with a 2.40 core 2 duo and it rocks. even when playing like battlefield 2 while listening to music on itunes, it barely exceeds 10% cpu usage.