Pentium D vs Athlon 64

[GunsMadeAmericaFree]

I was starting to think about upgrading to a new motherboard/cpu. Here's what I was comparing:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116262
This is a Pentium D dual core 3.2 GHz retail for $95

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773
This one is an Athlon 64 6000+ x2 3.0 GHz retail for $233

Why the disparity in prices? I was looking for a dual core CPU rated at 3 GHz or higher. Normally I stick with AMD because it tends to be 40% cheaper. That certainly isn't the case here!

I thought I would be waiting a year or more until a 3 GHz dual core AMD processor dropped under $100. However, now that I see a Pentium D rated over 3 GHz is already in that price range, I'm wondering how AMD can stay in business charging almost 2.5 times as much for what looks like a similar CPU.

Can anyone enlighten me please? Thanks!

 

[A554SS1N]

lol, a 3GHZ A64 will blow away a 3.2Ghz Pentium D, and a 2.4Ghz E6600 core 2 duo will be faster than both.

 

[stevty2889]

You are trapped in the past and only looking at clock speed. A 3ghz Athlon X2 will entirely destroy any pentium-d. Pentium-d was designed with higher clock speeds in mind, while A64 X2's and Core 2 duo's were designed to do more work with less clock speed. Just look at some benchmarks. The 6000+ X2 and the pentium-d aren't in the same league. Pentium-D's are the Celeron of dual cores. They run hot, and are much slower than the competition.

In order from worst to best Pentium-D<<<X2<<<<Core 2 Duo

 

[MarcVenice]

a amd x2 3800 will most likely be as fast if not faster then a pentium D clocked at 3ghz 😛 And yeah a e6600 will win from a x2 6000+ but the amd mobo's do come cheaper.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
a amd x2 3800 will most likely be as fast if not faster then a pentium D clocked at 3ghz 😛 And yeah a e6600 will win from a x2 6000+ but the amd mobo's do come cheaper.

Yes, actually, at stock speeds, the X2 3800+ will run about the same as a 3.2Ghz Pentium D. They are very close in gaming. Of course the X2 6000+ would destroy any Pentium D.