Are these CPUs still good ?

[Fjive]

How does these performs/stand in today's CPU..

AMD 3500+ and X2 3800+

how 'good' are they ? how much different would i see between those 2 ?

 

[Atheus]

Still good? LOL, they can't be that old, especially the X2... which BTW is a great processor by anyone's standards.

What sockets are they on?

 

[Fjive]

AM2...

how does the x2 3800 stack up to the Pentium Ds ? it should be much faster than a 2.8 right ? how about the 3.4ghz Pentium D ?

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: Fjive
AM2...

how does the x2 3800 stack up to the Pentium Ds ? it should be much faster than a 2.8 right ? how about the 3.4ghz Pentium D ?

Think of it like this...Higher clock speeds for Pentium Ds doesn't always mean better.

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: Fjive
AM2...

how does the x2 3800 stack up to the Pentium Ds ? it should be much faster than a 2.8 right ? how about the 3.4ghz Pentium D ?

It would take the best Pentium D of the line to equal or better the X2 3800+ at stock speeds, even then the Pentium D would lose in the gaming ones. The Pentium D is no slouch, but its a well known fact it cant stand up to amd's offering (unless price or c2d are factors)

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Fjive
AM2...

how does the x2 3800 stack up to the Pentium Ds ? it should be much faster than a 2.8 right ? how about the 3.4ghz Pentium D ?

Comparing the X2 3800 to the 3.4 Ghz 945, I'd personally pick the 945, especially if overclocking wouldn't be done. An X2 3800 is about as fast as a 3.0 Ghz dual-core Pentium D, if neither is overclocked.

 

[hennethannun]

in terms or raw performance at stock speed, the P-D 3.4ghz will be a bit faster than an X2 3800+.

But it will also consume significantly more power, produce significantly more heat, and have less overclocking headroom (on average).

 

[formulav8]

It takes the 945 PD to get at the 3800x2 price/performance and performance/watt. There is no reason to get any PD's. Unless your budget Absolutely demands it (then get a 805 or 915), or if you will definitely upgrade to a Core2 in the future and thus get a PD with a Core2 capable mobo.

Otherwise, get a $50-$70 mobo and get a very decent 20% cpu oc on the x2 3800+. You would probably need to get a higher cost PD board that will oc nice and oc the cpu to 4ghz to get a similar oc/performance increase.

IMO, there is no reason to get a PD unless you will definitely be upgrading to a Core2 down the road. Otherwise, the cheapest X2 will give you very close to the same results as the fastest non-ee PD. Just MO.


Jason

 

[Fjive]

I'm not going to get a C2D anytime soon...coz its very expensive and i cant afford it...
that is why i'm looking at the 3500+ and X2 3800+...but do not know how they stack up...are these considered value or mainstream procs ?

 

[AaronJSmith]

the 3500 could be considered value while the x2 can be considered value dual core. otherwise consider that the 3500 will be faster if you run one app at a time or primarily just run non dual core enabled games.

the x2 runs like a 3200 in non dual core games but handles multitasking very well much better than the 3500 would.

take a look at anandtech's reviews of the core2duo procs just to see a comparison between the pent 965ee and the x2.

when the pent beats the x2 it isn't by much and vice versa. but one costs$1000 and one is $150, do the math.

 

[Ayah]

They both overclock nicely.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: Ayah
They both overclock nicely.

YEAH BUT NEARLY EVER X2 3800+ reaches 2.4 GHz easy. and that single core 3800+ speed.

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: Ayah
They both overclock nicely.

YEAH BUT NEARLY EVER X2 3800+ reaches 2.4 GHz easy. and that single core 3800+ speed.

spaz


at OP, 3800X2 is fairly mainstream/high end right now 3500+ would be considered mid/low .. it would not be a good decision to go with the 3500+ this day in age