CPU Comparison

[TechSupp]

I currently run at home an Intel Pentium 4 2.93Ghz based PC but I may have the chance of getting an AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.41Ghz based PC, would it be any better. I know its old by todays standards but I'm of the school, if its free its good! They work OK for what I do at home. The MB is certainly better spec'd and it can cope with 3Gb ram which mine cant. It would only be running XP Pro.

[DAZZD88]

If I got the right processors, the Athlon 64 processor gets a 50% better score on HERE

[featured_spectre]

Yes it is a better CPU, which allows for running of 64bit OS if you wanted too.

[DAZZD88]

Didn't some of the Pentium 4s come with a 64bit instruction set, or is this an early model?

[TechSupp]

Looks like I have some persuading to do. Just needt to convince him he needs to replace his PC I've just fixed :-)

[3s-gtech]

Didn't some of the Pentium 4s come with a 64bit instruction set, or is this an early model?

 

Yup, the 515 didn't, the 516 did. Depends what model this is. The A64 will still beat it in most tasks though.

[TechSupp]

Even if my existing P4 has 64 caperbility I think the MB would not make the most of its as its just a run of the mill Advent from a few years ago.

[soapyfish]

PassMark Software - CPU Benchmark Charts

 

I use this page to gauge relitive CPU performance, I never really trust these sorts of pages but at least they are tested in the same way so the results are relitive to each other.

[RyanBTBizDirect]

Is that not just a little bit sneaky. Fair play though, looks like you'll get a good deal out of it and everyone will be happy.

[TechSupp]

Not really as he was looking at changing it anyway for something a little smaller and it just so happened to have a problem. He was not bothered if I couldnt get it up and running , just getting his photographs off was more important. Anyway did both and must have done it too well as hes still using it. No matter, he knows I'm interested in it when hes ready to change and hes a good friend.