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I know this has nothing to do with viruses or hackers but I would just like to know which processor is faster. An Intel Celeron processor, or a Intel Pentium 3 processor. I am guessing a Pentium 3. My cousin says a Celeron is faster and I have a Pentium 3 (which I say is faster) and we have been arguing over it for quite some time.
It all depends on the Celeron processor in question. Check out the link below for a comparison.
http://www.intel.com/home/desktop/comparison.htm
AJ
EDIT: Forgot to add this... the main difference you'll find between the Celeron processors and P3s and P4s is the amount of L1/L2 cache memory. The new Celeron processors are definately faster than the older P3s, but slower than today's high-level P4s. There's a reason that Celeron's a less expensive... they're geared more towards basic computer functions.
The Pentium 3 is faster, the celeron may have a higher clockspeed then yours but the pentium 3 has a bigger cache.
Celeron? Fast? LOL.........
If it's speed you're after, give AMD a try.....or crystal meth......
Well, Comparing a celeron with a P3 is kinda iffy. It really depends on what versiona nd speed of each chip you are refering to. The celerons can now hit speeds of 1.8GHz, and have made the switch from the socket 370 to the p4's socket 478. The older celeron processors used the Tualatin core and now they are switching it to the williamette core. So when your arguing over whether the PIII is better than the Celeron, it usually helps to narrow it down to a specific chip like the celeron 1.8Ghz socket 478 w/ 128KB of L2 cache and .18Micron. Need to be more specific. Personally I would take a P3 over celleron before the P4 came out. But the P3 does have its disadvantages. Like I still don't understand the whole "Lets switch to Slot for this one" idea. What do you guys think?
Ahh yes, indeed. I think Pentium is faster.
The only was a celeron is going to beat out a p3 is if you compare an old p3 to a new celeron.
confirmedkill.........what's crystal meth? I'm googling now and not finding a lot........
just a quick off-topic reply to xTOXICSOLDIERx:
that was absolutely the most random attachment i have ever seen :-D
cyb3rn3tik:
when he said crystal meth he was joking. crystal meth is an anphetamine(sp)...its a drug.
Celerons cant be over clocked can they?
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Yes they can, but why overclock, just for that extra bit of megahertz.
It ****s up your hardware faster, besides it's only good for small calculations.
I hope the AMD comment was a joke, I have a AMD at 475Mhz, and it is pretty prone to overheating, even with the case open and a big fan aimed at it to cool it down.
I've never really been a huge fan of Celeron. Granted, this is better than a AMD vs. Intel thread, it's still basically opinions. I'd go with the P3, since I have one, and haven't had any problems with it. I'm gonna wait till 3.5ghz before I buy a new one.
wouldn't it depend on what you want to use the processor for
for games, p3 definately, because its able to obtain faster frame rates. (naturally amd would be sought after if games were in mind from the begining)
the microarchitecture in each processor is different, pentium being the newer
celeron are cheaper than pentium, probably a cache memory related thing also.
i think they all can be overclocked, just go messing with jumpers, just throw in an extra fan or eight.....oooooR.......go here http://www.vapochill.com and dRool.
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Originally posted here by cyb3rn3tik
confirmedkill.........what's crystal meth? I'm googling now and not finding a lot........
LOL........Keep searching....you'll find it!
I meant other than the drug, I already knew that...
/me rolls eyes, wondering how anyone could be that stupid