3.4 P4 better than an Athlon 3500+ 2.2 comparison question

[Fistandantilis]

is a 3.4 intel pentium 4 processor better than n Athlon 3500+?

Thanks

 

[myocardia]

That would really depend on which application the two processors are running. But, in general, the 3500 should be slightly faster at most things, except video encoding.

 

[apoppin]

the only p4 able to give the a64 3500+ a run for its money in gaming is the 3.4EE

 

[Plester]

The sooner netburst P4s fade away the better off we will all be.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: apoppin
the only p4 able to give the a64 3500+ a run for its money in gaming is the 3.4EE

Definitely; the P4's strength is video encoding, and the A64's is gaming. In other apps, the A64 will win more than it loses, though it will lose a few.

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: apoppin
the only p4 able to give the a64 3500+ a run for its money in gaming is the 3.4EE

Or my 570j

@ Plestor: There isn't anything that P4's can't handle my friend. Am I saying this because I own one? Most likely, but all the more reason to take my word for it. There is nothing on my PC (apps, gaming, or otherwise) that my CPU can't handle, with ease. Granted, it is one of the fastest P4's out there and it is slower than higher end A64's and Core CPU's. But it plows through well enough and I'm not complaining.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: Fistandantilis
is a 3.4 intel pentium 4 processor better than n Athlon 3500+?

Thanks

Like others said, for video encoding, it will be faster, some SMP aware rendering programs would be faster as well, but for the most part the 3500+ will surpass it, while running cooler and using less power. I finaly phased out all my P4's, and I'm glad that I did. Now I just gotta get rid of those pentium-d's.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003

Originally posted by: apoppin
the only p4 able to give the a64 3500+ a run for its money in gaming is the 3.4EE

Or my 570j

@ Plestor: There isn't anything that P4's can't handle my friend. Am I saying this because I own one? Most likely, but all the more reason to take my word for it. There is nothing on my PC (apps, gaming, or otherwise) that my CPU can't handle, with ease. Granted, it is one of the fastest P4's out there and it is slower than higher end A64's and Core CPU's. But it plows through well enough and I'm not complaining.

i always forget your P4 ...

it was a pretty weird and short run ... with an unlocked multi
:Q

and it plows thru *anything*?


try running Supreme Commander at high detail in a massive battle .... you will know 'CPU-limited' ... first hand.

i am *set* for a QuadCore upgrade next year

 

[Extelleron]

Looking at Tom's CPU charts the story isn't what you think it would be. The P4 3.4GHz is faster for the most part, especially in newer games like FEAR, Quake IV, and Call of Duty 2 because they take advantage of Hyper-Threading. For alot of other tasks, the two will be about equal or one will be slightly faster.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html?modelx=33&model1=489&model2=442&chart=165

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: apoppin
the only p4 able to give the a64 3500+ a run for its money in gaming is the 3.4EE

What he said...

I own a pair of P4's running at 3.4ghz (one Northwood and one Prescott) and my A64 3000+@stock is barely ahead of them in most things...and leaves them for dead in gaming...at 2.87ghz it completely leaves them behind in every discipline.

But they're all crap compared to my new E4300@3GHz...man I love that thing

 

[happy medium]

Just guessing but the Pent 4 3.4EE @ 3.8 = Amd at 2.5? In games?

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: happy medium
Just guessing but the Pent 4 3.4EE @ 3.8 = Amd at 2.5? In games?

Probably somewhere in that neighborhood, but it's going to make a difference whether the game itself is SMP-enabled or not.

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: happy medium
Just guessing but the Pent 4 3.4EE @ 3.8 = Amd at 2.5? In games?

from the results that Apoppin and I have swapped regarding different benchmarks and games, his P4EE@3.74ghz is reasonably close to my A64@2.87ghz.

how ever my A64 is only a Skt754 with single channel memory controller so I would sat the a P4EE@3.8ghz would be similar to a 939 or AM2 A64@2.6ghz.

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: happy medium
Just guessing but the Pent 4 3.4EE @ 3.8 = Amd at 2.5? In games?

from the results that Apoppin and I have swapped regarding different benchmarks and games, his P4EE@3.74ghz is reasonably close to my A64@2.87ghz.

how ever my A64 is only a Skt754 with single channel memory controller so I would sat the a P4EE@3.8ghz would be similar to a 939 or AM2 A64@2.6ghz.

Thanks:thumbsup:

 

[classy]

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