intel pd core 3.2Ghz vs amd athlon 64 3800+ dual core.

[Norcent]

so which is better for gaming?

Amd athlon 64 3800+ dual core or the intel pentium dual core 3.2Ghz?

Link to the intel

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116225

Link to the AMD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103733

 

[macdude425]

One, that's not a Pentium. Two, it's not dual core.

Regardless, I compared it to a REAL Pentium D...
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html?modelx=33&model1=449&model2=471&chart=191

...and the X2 is MUCH faster.

(Granted, I picked the slowest P-D).

 

[Norcent]

thanx and sorry about that link.

 

[Nitestick]

i hope you realise celeron D processors are not dual core. now there is no contest between the X2 3800 especially for gaming. p-rating wise an x2 3800 has 2x3200+ cores which in theory would line it up with the 3.2GHz Pentium D. in practice though the X2 series are more efficient in operation than a Pentium D and still have the same gaming advantages that the AMD64 single cores have over their comparable Intel brethren.