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Core Duo Vs Pentium 4

post #1 of 15
2/11/06 at 4:31pm
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Hey all. Me and my friend are trying to do a comparison and I need a little help.

To put it simply, is there a formula of sorts I could use to find the eqivellent of a Core Duo to a Pentium 4? Since Intel changed the the Mhz numbers back I guess with the Pentium M's, you can't compare them directly anymore. I've always thought this was very confusing. If most people didn't know any better, they would logically think a Pentium 4 3.2 was way better than a Pentium M 2.0. But of course it's not that simple.

I am wondering basically what the P4 equal would be to a core duo 1.86ghz, not taking into account the second core?

Thanks
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post #2 of 15
2/11/06 at 5:18pm
I would like to see some head-to-head benchmarks between similarly equipped P4 and Core Duo systems.
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post #3 of 15
2/11/06 at 9:12pm
http://www.systemshootouts.org/processors.html

this may be what you're looking for.
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post #4 of 15
2/11/06 at 9:22pm
1.83 GHz Core Duo | 4.4

I'd say that's pretty nice
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post #5 of 15
2/12/06 at 2:24am
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Originally Posted by Sydney_bristow
http://www.systemshootouts.org/processors.html

this may be what you're looking for.
I would say for the most part those numbers are pretty extreme. The performance difference between processors can change drastically depending on the application. The Pentium 4 w/ HyperThreading is still a fairly decent processor although the Core Duo will provide better multitasking performance as well as improved performance in applications that are multithreaded. Different applications will respond differently to different CPU architectures. The Pentium 4 has deep pipelines and runs at a high clock speed and things like multimedia applications usually favor this over the fewer pipelines and slower clock speeds found on the Athlon 64 and Pentium M. With the new dual core models however the Pentium 4 will have alot fewer advantages.
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post #6 of 15
2/12/06 at 2:25am
Man, so that 2.0 Ghz Core Duo I just go is equivalent to a 4.8 P4...Wow, I'm liking that.
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post #7 of 15
2/12/06 at 6:09am
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Originally Posted by burningrave101
I would say for the most part those numbers are pretty extreme.
Yes, dont take the numbers literally. There are far too many variables to be able to accurately determine the relative 'power' of a processor, especially mapped on a simple chart.
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post #8 of 15
2/12/06 at 6:12am
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Originally Posted by MikeE21286
Man, so that 2.0 Ghz Core Duo I just go is equivalent to a 4.8 P4...Wow, I'm liking that.
My main desktop system is a P4 3.4 HT. So far, the core duo almost cuts video encoding time in half, for similar clips, depending on the codec and parameters.
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post #9 of 15
2/13/06 at 12:31am
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1.83 GHz Core Duo | 4.4

Wow is that accurate? My friend thought he still had the total edge on me because he just goes by the simple NUMBERS. 3.4 Ghz P4 is a higher number that a Dual Core 1.86 Ghz. How accurate would you all guess that chart to be? I'm sure it's not perfect but it's probably a general idea right?

If it's even remotely correct it's pretty impressive.
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post #10 of 15
2/13/06 at 7:31am
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Originally Posted by zeonstar
1.83 GHz Core Duo | 4.4

Wow is that accurate? My friend thought he still had the total edge on me because he just goes by the simple NUMBERS. 3.4 Ghz P4 is a higher number that a Dual Core 1.86 Ghz. How accurate would you all guess that chart to be? I'm sure it's not perfect but it's probably a general idea right?

If it's even remotely correct it's pretty impressive.
I have a P4EE3.46@3.8Ghz and a 9400/Dualcore@1.66Ghz.
With 3Dmark06, the CPU score is 60%faster with the 9400!!
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post #11 of 15
2/13/06 at 2:56pm
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Originally Posted by t024484
I have a P4EE3.46@3.8Ghz and a 9400/Dualcore@1.66Ghz.
With 3Dmark06, the CPU score is 60%faster with the 9400!!

that seems impressive... what vid cards are you running in each, since 3dMark06 is a vid card / ram tester...

what do you get with SuperPi with each of them!!!

thanks
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post #12 of 15
2/14/06 at 7:39pm
People are finally starting to see that Netburst and the P4 were the biggest mistakes Intel ever made.
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post #13 of 15
2/16/06 at 1:00am
wow, i cant believe you all are taking that comparison chart as truth or even partly true. There are no real world #'s. No comparable benchmark tests. Some chips are better than others in some ways and slower in others. This is what you need: http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
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post #14 of 15
2/16/06 at 1:34am
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Originally Posted by mimiman76
...This is what you need: http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
doesn't include pentium m or Core Duo so it doesn't help much
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post #15 of 15
2/16/06 at 2:28pm
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Originally Posted by YGOHOME
doesn't include pentium m or Core Duo so it doesn't help much
Apparently they have not been able to update it for pm or core duo, however I'm sure they will soon. Takes some time running every individual processor on all those benchmarks.
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