Pentium D?

[bmitchell73]

Unfortunately my mobo is limited to P4 or Pentium D. I'm really curious as to how a Pentium D compares with a P4. Is Pentium D dual core? Obviously its not the same as a core 2 duo, but how good is it exactly?

 

[b1gapl]

Yes Pentium D is a dual core. In terms of how good it is? The Pentium D line is at the bottom of the pyramid with performance compared to the other dual cores such as C2D and X2 dual ccores.

 

[bmitchell73]

Right, but compared to the p4? is it a huge difference? or would it be better just to upgrade RAM to get more performance?

 

[LU4sTrooper]

Upgrade your RAM i'd say, if you are planning to upgrade your CPU, save up and do a big upgrade.