which is better [ a 2.4 GHZ pentium 4 CPU ] or [a 1.8 ghz intel Core 2 Duo]?

Question

and why?

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Answer 1

The Core 2 Duo. It's a much better performing architecture per cycle, so even a Core Solo running at 1.8 Ghz would outperform that Pentium 4. The Core 2 Duo, because it has 2 cores and is a second generation processor in the Core series, will greatly outperform the Pentium 4.

Answer 2

A core 2 duo is far better than even the fastest P4. The P4 uses the netburst architecture, which sacrifices operations per clock for higher clock speeds. This makes for high heat and power consumption and low efficiency. The P4 also had a long 31 stage pipeline which required more transistors which produced more heat, which reduced performance. The core 2 duo has a much shorter 14 stage pipeline. The core 2 duo performs more operations per clock, which means it does more work per Hz. The core 2 duo also has 2 cores, which means 2 cpus on one die.

Answer 3

The core 2 duo - this isn't the BEST way to explain it, but it is one way (at least to sort of visualize it)

The 2.4 P4 is one core inside one processor

The 1.8 core.2 is two cores inside one processor, each running at 1.8 ghz, effectively giving you 3.6 ghz of power, but having both cores has more advantages than just that - it can assign task A to core 1 and task B to core 2. Much faster than having the one core wait for A to finish before starting B by doing them both at the same time

Answer 4

Pentium 4, even w/ high gHz, is outdated and slow. Core 2 duo does more processing per clock cycle that is why it is fast even at moderate gHz.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/pentium-e2160_13.html#sect0
E4300 and E2160 are both clocked at 1.8Ghz and they are better than the 3.0gHz Pentium D (old dual cores).

Answer 5

Intel makes good processors, but.. BUT the thing is.. not many platforms run at 64 bit right now.. an thats mainly because.. NO PROGRAMS run at 64bit.. they all run on 32 bit.. which you wont get your whole processors capability just because of that fact... 64 bit programs are new an still rare.. not many games even have a 64 bit render cycle yet..

if a program/Operating System platform is not written for 64bit/dual core compiling.. you wont use your full function of your computer.... only if that software is written to perform at 64bit/dual core.. will you get FULL functionality of that computer usage..

so if a program is NOT written in 64bit compile.. the program wont even use that extra core/ 64 bit feature new computers have..

AMD makes good processors.. an right now they are starting to push out quad cores.. both intel, and amd.. which sure thats great computing power.. but NOT one.. platform... renders for it yet.... only thing u can get is.. 64 bit XP/Vista/Linux.. 64 bit is still new.. not many programs/games run at it.. they all run at 32bit compile..

That question of why they do that.. is sadly..... unknown... making better hardware.. an not haveing software that uses it is. i guess...?.. a way to fool the consumer.. big numbers.. make ppl go wow?? even though the program.. is only written for 32 bit... an wont even use that extra core/64 bit compile

****1.8GHZ dual core/64bit IS BETTER then any single core.. you would have faster loads.. an faster responses.. if... IF you got the 64 bit version of XP/Vista/Unix.. if not.. you not even using your computer at prime compacity.. just the old 32bit.. so it wouldn't matter till the platform, and programs are running at 64bit/ dual core capabilities....****