Dual Core AMD's, how good?

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Yousuf Khan Wrote:
> MoToX20 wrote:-
> Get right to it, I now have a P4 3.2 and am thinking of going to the
> other side, AMD 64 X2 3800+, or possibly the 4200+. Will the AMD be
> the
> equivilent or better to the P4? I do alot of multi-tasking, as well
> as
> gaming. I've tried looking into the AMD's but only found limited
> information, could someone point me in the right direction to
> self-educate?-
>
> That's hard to believe that you couldn't find at least one ton of
> information about X2, if not several tons.
> -
> I'm concerned mainly that it will run at the same level as the P4,
> don't want to lose any performance in gaming and when single
> tasking(lol).-
>
> I think both single-tasking and multi-tasking wise, even the lowest X2
> will wipe the plate of the P4-3.2.
>
> Yousuf Khan

I was speaking more of a direct comparison of AMD to Intel, like a
3800
+ being equivilent to a P4 XX.

Thanks for the input guys.


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MoToX20