Hi

I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the best
performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work c)
General EG Spreadsheets etc.

Appreciate any advice.

regards

Daniel

I would recommend the Core 2 Duo instead of any HT cpu.
"Daniel" wrote in message
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Hi

I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the best
performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work c)
General EG Spreadsheets etc.

Appreciate any advice.

regards

Daniel

On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:42:44 +1100, "Daniel"
wrote:

Hi

I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the best
performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work c)
General EG Spreadsheets etc.

It would that you can use either, so choose one. Then the other.
Find out for yourself which is faster.

Thanks

If I can just expand on this with your knowledge, since the Pentium D is
Dual Core and more
powerful, I think, 3.2g vs 2.66G, why is that not a better option.


thanks

Daniel
"Curious" wrote in message
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I would recommend the Core 2 Duo instead of any HT cpu.
"Daniel" wrote in message
...
Hi

I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the best
performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work c)
General EG Spreadsheets etc.

Appreciate any advice.

regards

Daniel

"The Max" wrote in message
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:42:44 +1100, "Daniel"
wrote:

Hi

I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the best
performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work c)
General EG Spreadsheets etc.

It would that you can use either, so choose one. Then the other.
Find out for yourself which is faster.

Problem is I am not talented enough to do the installation so it costs $$$$

cheers

Daniel

On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:00:26 +1100, "Daniel"
wrote:



"The Max" wrote in message
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:42:44 +1100, "Daniel"
wrote:

Hi

I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the best
performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work c)
General EG Spreadsheets etc.

It would that you can use either, so choose one. Then the other.
Find out for yourself which is faster.

Problem is I am not talented enough to do the installation so it costs $$$$

Then flip a coin, or use a hunch.

Max

A HT CPU is not a true dual core where each CPU operated independently of
the other like a Core 2 Duo does.
In a hyper threaded CPU either processor can execute an instruction however
all of the other CPU work to get the next instruction ready to execute is
single threaded.
"Daniel" wrote in message
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Thanks

If I can just expand on this with your knowledge, since the Pentium D is
Dual Core and more
powerful, I think, 3.2g vs 2.66G, why is that not a better option.


thanks

Daniel
"Curious" wrote in message
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I would recommend the Core 2 Duo instead of any HT cpu.
"Daniel" wrote in message
...
Hi

I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the
best performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work
c) General EG Spreadsheets etc.

Appreciate any advice.

regards

Daniel

Okay, as I understand it a Dual Core CPU has a single core split into two,
with each one Hyperthreading , when I open Task manager I see four
processors.

So if I have software that combines the cores/threads don't I get a total of
3.2 Gig, does that mean
that with a Core 2 Duo if the cores are combined by the software, do I get 2
x 2.66 = 5.32??

It is difficult to know, looking it up I get a lot of contradictory
information.

regards

Daniel
"Curious" wrote in message
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A HT CPU is not a true dual core where each CPU operated independently of
the other like a Core 2 Duo does.
In a hyper threaded CPU either processor can execute an instruction
however all of the other CPU work to get the next instruction ready to
execute is single threaded.
"Daniel" wrote in message
...
Thanks

If I can just expand on this with your knowledge, since the Pentium D is
Dual Core and more
powerful, I think, 3.2g vs 2.66G, why is that not a better option.


thanks

Daniel
"Curious" wrote in message
...
I would recommend the Core 2 Duo instead of any HT cpu.
"Daniel" wrote in message
...
Hi

I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the
best performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work
c) General EG Spreadsheets etc.

Appreciate any advice.

regards

Daniel

"Daniel" wrote in message
...

I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the best
performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work c)
General EG Spreadsheets etc.

The Core 2 Duo runs circles around the Pentium D.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"Daniel" wrote in message
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I have two spare CPU's and am not certain which one will give me the best
performance.

1) Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) Extreme 3.2 Gig with HT
2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 Gig

Any ideas on which will perform faster for a) Gaming, b) Graphics work c)
General EG Spreadsheets etc.

The Core 2 Duo runs circles around the Pentium D.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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Thanks Paul and Curious for your help

regards

Daniel