Originally posted by: joe2004
I keep on repeating this over and over. 2.4C will beat Barton in everything that uses SSE and SSE2 optimization. In terms or raw processor speed, check the standard science programs or Linux use, Barton is more than equal.
If you are using advanced movie or music editing or 3D rendering Pentium takes the cake, optimizations play a crucial role. But if you are calculating science stuff (I search and generate digital paterns for example) I would say Barton is faster.
In gaming Pentium 2.4C is just a bit faster as well.