anybody used the Pentium 4 Dual core?

[ecastillor]

Is this advisable for 3d work? is AMD Better?

[ecastillor]

I think its just called Pentium "D"

 

theres also the extreme edition...

[JamesTaylor]

had an amd dual core in for testing not so long since, very fast! now purchased one, just waiting for delivery. i'd be interested in knowing a little more about the pentium versions as i understand the cheaper versions are not hyperthreaded. Can anyone confirm this?

 

if so i'd guess they are not as quick as the amd version, as the amd single core chips compete with HT single core Pentium chips

[STRAT]

i'd be interested in knowing speed differences between a dual core pc and a normal dual xeon for example.

 

also, the speed difference between a dual xeon and a dual core dual xeon.

[hotrod]

Yes, im using Dual Core Pentium D 820, performs like a dual xeon without hyperthreading. Very Silent using thermaltake watercooler, compared to my loud xeons.hehe

 

[STRAT]

excellent, so in that theory a dual core dual xeon should be twice as fast as a normal dual xeon.

[hotrod]

They say with dual core dual xeon, you will have 8 threads, cant wait for it to be out.hehe hope its affordable. Im planning to upgrade my pentium d 820 to pentium 840 extreme edition when price go down. it will be faster than my dual xeon 3.06 and less noisy

[J.C]

Is this advisable for 3d work? is AMD Better?

 

 

This benchmark compares dual core opteron vs dual xeons

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=opteron275&page=7

 

This next one compares single processor configurations dual and single core

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=a64x2&page=7

 

I ended up even more confused about what the best cpu is after this couple of benchmarks but in general the amd are better from what I've read.

 

Yo estoy por comprar una dual opteron 265 de 'Monarch compupter', si tienes algun contacto aqui en Mexico que tenga este tipo de procesadores intel o amd te agradeceria que me pasaras el dato.

 

JC

[vizwhiz]

recycled mssg from earlier, July 17 05

 

http://www.cgarchitect.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11521

 

**

 

This is Interesting

 

i found a link to The following at 2cpu.com

 

http://www.2cpu.com/

 

which goes To gamepc.com

 

Dual Core Done Right : AMD’s Athlon64 X2 Processors

 

The url link is looooong

 

Page 1 = Overview

 

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_con...14408749195D4FC

 

Page 4 = Efficiency and Power consumption - idle & full load

 

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_con...14408749195D4FC

 

Page 7 = Performance 3d rendering

 

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_con...14408749195D4FC

 

Page 13 = Final word

 

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_con...14408749195D4FC

 

**

 

draw your own conclusions

 

i am really a core Intel fan (no pun intended)

and have been in their class 10 cleanrooms b4

 

**

 

just some info

ok and This just in from google search results

 

http://news.google.com/news?q=dual+dual+core+intel&hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-18,GGLD:en&sa=N&tab=nn&oi=newsr

 

AMD Challenges Intel To A Dual-Core Duel, August 23rd 2005

 

http://www.physorg.com/news5975.html

 

**

 

http://www.physorg.com/news5814.html

 

also some Intel intel

 

"As they did with dual-core PC processors earlier this year, Intel engineers have executed exquisitely, and because of that we’ll bring our dual-core Intel Xeon processor platforms to the marketplace well ahead of schedule,” said Kirk Skaugen, general manager of Intel's Server Platforms Group.

 

Originally due in 2006, Intel plans to introduce the dual-core Intel Xeon processor MP, codenamed “Paxville,” for servers with four or more processors later in 2005. Paxville will provide more than 60 percent better performance over previous generations and will use the Intel® E8500 chipset, which has been architected for dual-core performance and was introduced earlier this year.**

 

For dual processor servers, Intel plans to ship a premium dual-core Intel Xeon processor, codenamed “Paxville DP” in 2005. Paxville DP will deliver up to 50 percent improved performance over previous generations and will use the Intel E7520 chipset.***

 

Paxville DP is targeted at early adopters and evaluators of dual-core technology and is to be followed by a broader family of dual-core Intel Xeon processor-based platforms, codenamed “Bensley” for servers and “Glidewell” for workstations, in the first quarter of 2006. Bensley and Glidewell are targeted to complete an extremely aggressive transition to dual-core top to bottom in Intel’s entire server and workstation line-up.

 

Both 64-bit Paxville and Paxville DP processors will utilize Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, allowing a single dual-core processor to run four threads simultaneously. The platforms will also include enhanced security features such as Execute Disable Bit and improved power management with Demand Based Switching.

 

Intel has 17 multi-core projects under development and expects more than 85 percent of its server volume exiting 2006 to be multi-core processors. In addition to the Intel Xeon processors due in 2005, Intel began shipping the dual-core Intel® Pentium® D processor for uni-processor servers in July 2005 and remains on track to begin shipping dual-core Intel® Itanium® processors by the end of the year.

 

Intel’s evaluation program, which began today, will ultimately deliver thousands of dual-core platforms based on Intel Pentium D processors, Intel Xeon processors, Intel Xeon processors MP and Intel Itanium processors to early adopter customers and software developers through 2005 and into 2006."

 

 

whatever This means

 

Randy

--

render, undo, siezure, oops

[David Knourek]

Prob a little late posting in here but I did a bench on a few machines here including a Dual core AMD 4400 on a scene that was posed in the V-Ray forum. Turns out the AMD 4400 is rendering faster than my dual Xeon 2.8 W\HT, and now running faster yet with 2 1gig sticks of Corsair cas2 ram. If I get a chance Ill post results from a new batch of tests.

 

-dave