Single Core Xeon 3.0GHz Vs a Dual Core P4 640HT

I cant seem to find much info on the Xeons...

Does anyone have an opinion, for both Mech CAD work & Gaming which would be better?

Single Core Xeon 3.0GHz 3.0 Xeon, 800FSB, 1MB, EMT64,

(with an FX3400)

Or a:

Dual Core p4 3.2Ghz 640HT ......

Any opinions?

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hmmm, between those two, i'd probably say the pentium D (i am assuming you are referring to this processor since you said it's dual core). as someone said above, there is no dual core that is a pentium 4. it has been renamed for dual core. i'd reccomend you wait to see what's coming out soon from intel. the improvement gains from the next generation of processors is supposed to be significant. even if you don't decide to buy those, the prices might come down even more on current options. so either way, waiting is a good thing if you can. i'd reccomend an amd system, but not so close to the release of something new. good luck with that.

Neither one is good for Gaming or CAD.


AMD64s and Opterons are significantly better in Gaming, CAD, 3D and databases.

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http://www.anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2163
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when i worked in corporate CAD america, we always had dual xeon workstations. real hard to lock up, but we tried

the hyperthreading i don't think is that great, the true dual core responds better when you have multiple tasks going on. you know how it goes, it locks up at the worst times sometimes.

i have a 3.06 with HT in a shuttle that i used to replace a single CPU xeon, 2.4 ghz in a tyan workstation motherboard. about the same speed, 1/4 the size. i like the 3.06 but it doesn't have the "neck snapping whip cracking" response of the AMD opteron 175 i just got.

i think the cheap pentium dual, what is it, the 805, would be worth considering. 2.66 ghz about, like having a dual 2.66 xeon, for cheap, not a bad deal.

i'm not going to try and talk you into an AMD.

if you're paying the electricity bills for a CAD design office, the 805 is probably better power consumption wise.

newegg 805, $129
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look at them reviews
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Cust [...] 6819116001

now i want one 8)