Cpu comparison question?

[jediphx]

How much better is a Celeron D 430 2.93ghz to a AthlonXP 2600+-M?

 

[ShreddedWheat]

Checkout http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/print/sempron.html

They show the Celeron @ 2.93 in comparison to the Athlon XP 2800 and they seem close. I think that athlon oced might be decent.

 

[jediphx]

well i have a athlon xp 2600+ mobile that does 2.5ghz, i got my hands on a celery D 340 2.93ghz processor and was wondering if it would be a decent upgrade

 

[lyssword]

http://www.behardware.com/arti...s-intel-celeron-d.html
your athlon xp oc'd to 2500ghz is at least equal to a64 3000 or a64 3200+.
Obviously celeron D would be a step backward. But if you are encoding media, celeron might be stronger.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Is it the celeron D 430, or 340, you are talking about? The 430 is a Conroe-L, and should blow away the Athlon XP. The 340, I have no idea. Probably about the same or slower.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: lyssword
http://www.behardware.com/arti...s-intel-celeron-d.html
your athlon xp oc'd to 2500ghz is at least equal to a64 3000 or a64 3200+.
Obviously celeron D would be a step backward. But if you are encoding media, celeron might be stronger.

That's correct. As a matter of fact, I read a review about 4 years ago, from that Australian hardware review site (the most popular one, it's name escapes me), and in this review of an FX-51 or FX-53, they had the 3.4 Ghz P4 Extreme and a 2.5 Ghz XP-M as comparisons. The 2.5 Ghz XP-M beat the 3.4 Ghz P4 Extreme at everythng they tested, except media encoding and a couple of office apps. So, unless that Celeron has 1GB of L2 cache and 2 GB of L3 cache, it's gonna be considerably slower, especially since it's running 500 Mhz less clock speed.

Originally posted by: VirtualLarryIs it the celeron D 430, or 340, you are talking about? The 430 is a Conroe-L, and should blow away the Athlon XP. The 340, I have no idea. Probably about the same or slower.

The Celeron 430 is 1.8 Ghz, so it's obviously the Preshot-based 2.93 Ghz Celeron 340.