Which is faster?

[fow99]

Duron 600 or Celeron 800?

 

[shathal]

I'd say the Celeron - on grounds alone that it has 100 MHz FSB ... at such a clock-rate difference, I'd be pretty sure the Celeron should outpace the Duron ...

Any particular reason you're asking?

 

[Davegod75]

probably the celeron but you could OC that duron to 800 most likely.

 

[LuNoTiCK]

You could most likely OC both of them. But how can you even think about comparing the two of them. Why would you? The duron is cheaper and all, so if you already have a mobo for the celeron, I guess the celeron is the way to go, but if you dont, go duron, it is cheaper in general if your starting fresh.

 

[DDad]

From what I recall from the intro of the Duron- at 700 it was roughly equal to a Celeron @ 850. From Anands review:
"A Celeron 566 overclocked to 850MHz (100MHz FSB) begins to restore competition to the value market as it can begin to measure up to the performance of the lower clocked Duron 700. At the beginning of the year Intel told us that they didn't move the Celeron to a 100MHz FSB because there was no reason to, well AMD just gave Intel 5 letters that spell out exactly why the Celeron needs a 100MHz FSB. Don't be surprised if you do see a 100MHz FSB Celeron in the future (not in the near future though), we already know that the Celeron can run on a 100MHz FSB, it's just up to Intel to decide when they should make the move. Even if Intel is to introduce a Celeron that runs off of a 100MHz FSB, clock for clock, as we have already proven, the Duron is the faster part."

I assume the 600 would be roughly equal to a Celeron @700-750.

 

[jaredm77]

I thought that the celeron already ran on a 100MHZ FSB after the 800MHZ chip came out?

 

[buffhr]

jarem your right mnan the celly 800 has a 100 fsb and all after wiil too

 

[Mungla]

You have to remember, the Duron has an internal clock speed of 200MHz. Only buy a Celeron if you already have the motherboard for it. Go for the Duron otherwise. You can pick up a 750MHz Duron for something like $30, which is getting close to pocket change money!

 

[chuckieland]

i brought my sister a duron 850 for only like $100 CDN
I think Celeron 800 goes $134 CDN, not only i can get 900mhz duron with that. creleron 800 won't even come close to touch duron 850 and 900mhz
so unless you have motherboard for celeron, i would suggest duron

 

[NelsonMuntz]

Mungla makes the important point. The Duron 750 MHz is the cheapest thing going right now and it will knock the socks off of that Celeron 800 you're looking at, so unless you've already got the Celeron mobo, then get the Duron. I long for the days when you could buy one socket 7 mobo and switch back and forth from the original Pentium to AMD K6-2/3 even to Cyrix (God forbid).

 

[FordLorider]

Duron

 

[InFecTed]

Duron. Much better