E2160 Vs. Pentium D 9xx

[gmelendez]

Hi,
Sorry for the newbie question but can someone tell me which is faster the new pentium dual-code E2160 or the old Pentium D 940

Thanks for the help

 

[jhtrico1850]

PD935 is equivalent to PD940 according to Wiki.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articl...lay/pentium-e2160.html
Here, the 2160 is generally a smidge better than the 935 in most real tests, then pulls ahead in iTunes mp3 encoding, Photoshop, Sonar (music creation), 15% better on Fear. It is an upgrade but don't expect to be blown away.

 

[NXIL]

Tom's Harware CPU charts let you directly compare benchmarks.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/...3&model2=438&chart=171

The 940 and the Allendale 6400/2130 (the slowest core 2 duo they benchmark) show them to be pretty equivalent, but, the Core 2 Duo is more efficient, runs cooler, etc--I would recommend you go with the Allendale, since it is essentially the same price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...5014%2CN82E16819116036

Note: price cuts are coming July 22.

Also, in that lower end price range: AMD chips compare very favorably:

http://www.tomshardware.com/20...nstream_cpu/page2.html

Cheap and efficient dual core:

http://www.tomshardware.com/20...6/18/amd_smart_strike/

http://www.tomshardware.com/20...art_strike/page11.html

Lower power but fast AMD cpus:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...3741%2CN82E16819103749

Lots of very solid and inexpensive AM2 motherboards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...8077%2CN82E16813131013

2 GB of decent ram (DDR2 800) and you are good to go.

HTH

NXIL

 

[f4phantom2500]

in addition to the reasons listed by nxil, if you're interested in overclocking at all, go with the e2160.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: NXIL
Tom's Harware CPU charts let you directly compare benchmarks.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/...3&model2=438&chart=171

The 940 and the Allendale 6400/2130 (the slowest core 2 duo they benchmark) show them to be pretty equivalent, but, the Core 2 Duo is more efficient, runs cooler, etc--I would recommend you go with the Allendale, since it is essentially the same price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...5014%2CN82E16819116036

Note: price cuts are coming July 22.

Also, in that lower end price range: AMD chips compare very favorably:

http://www.tomshardware.com/20...nstream_cpu/page2.html

Cheap and efficient dual core:

http://www.tomshardware.com/20...6/18/amd_smart_strike/

http://www.tomshardware.com/20...art_strike/page11.html

Lower power but fast AMD cpus:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...3741%2CN82E16819103749

Lots of very solid and inexpensive AM2 motherboards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...8077%2CN82E16813131013

2 GB of decent ram (DDR2 800) and you are good to go.

HTH

NXIL

You forgot the X2 4800+ which is the same price as the 4600+.

 

[harpoon84]

The X2 4800+ is a 65nm Brisbane chip and is actually slower than the X2 4600+ Windsor 90nm in many benchmarks. People have short memories it seems.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: harpoon84
The X2 4800+ is a 65nm Brisbane chip and is actually slower than the X2 4600+ Windsor 90nm in many benchmarks. People have short memories it seems.

Oh yeah, I remember hearing something about that. Thanks for the update, I totally forgot.

 

[magreen]

Originally posted by: NXIL
Tom's Harware CPU charts let you directly compare benchmarks.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/...3&model2=438&chart=171

The 940 and the Allendale 6400/2130 (the slowest core 2 duo they benchmark) show them to be pretty equivalent, but, the Core 2 Duo is more efficient, runs cooler, etc--I would recommend you go with the Allendale, since it is essentially the same price.

You gotta be crazy if you think the 3.2GHz PD940 and the E6400 are equivalent in performance. The E6400 blows the 940 out of the water. Look on ANY other benchmark on their CPU charts besides the PCMark that you linked to, and you'll see they're nowhere close.

An E6400 is roughly like a Pentium D at 4.2 GHz.