what's difference btw P4 3.4EGHz and LGA775 P4 550 3.4 GHz

[sosobear]

I know p43.4e is socket 478 and p4 550 is socket 775. But which one is better generally?
I am thinking to buy either one of them now, but a little bit confused here.
Experts, give me some comments!

 

[LTC8K6]

They will perform the same. They are both Prescott cores. An S775 board will last you a bit longer into the future for upgrading purposes.

S775 is a whole new deal with the pins in the socket on the board, and just pads on the chip.

 

[ts3433]

They're both the same in terms of performance if you're looking to buy a CPU for applications that are really optimized for Intel.

 

[LTC8K6]

applications that are really optimized for Intel

What apps would those be?

 

[sosobear]

thanks buddies, then I go 775!!