Amd Athlon 64 X2 4200 vs. Amd Athlon 64 4000 single core

[DarkPnkX]

Amd Athlon 64 X2 4200: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103547

Brand AMD
Series Athlon 64 X2
Model ADA4200BVBOX
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type Socket 939
Tech Spec
Core Manchester
Name Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Operating Frequency 2.2GHz
FSB 1GHz
L1 Cache 64KB+64KB
L2 Cache 2 x 512KB
Process Type 90 nm
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
64 bit Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.35-1.4V

Amd Athlon 64 4000 single core: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103497

Specifications
Model
Brand AMD
Series Athlon 64
Model ADA4000ASBOX
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type Socket 939
Tech Spec
Core ClawHammer
Name Athlon 64 4000+
Operating Frequency 2.4GHz
FSB 1GHz
L1 Cache 64KB+64KB
L2 Cache 1MB
Process Type 0.13 µm
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
64 bit Support Yes
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage 1.5V

the 4000+ has a higher clock speed so that would increase its performance in gaming but would that really outweigh all the other benifits of the X2?

Which cpu would be better overall?

 

[endyen]

Dual core is best suited to those who do professional encoding, or those who call for support during a power failure. If you dont belong to either group, the single core is best.

 

[lhgpoobaa]

Yup. If you are just gaming and doing simplistic things then go the faster dual core.

But if like me you do lots of media encoding, have multiple applications running and 2 copies of FOLDING @ HOME running then the dual core rules the roost.

note also the single core has a larger individual cache, and that will help games a little.