Heres that review
Pros: I don't want to say it but I ran the tests. Here are the conclusions. This processor will not keep up with 3.0 P4 Single Core.
See scores below.
Cons: I decided to set out and run a few benchmarks on the P4/AMD 64 systems, so I started with good hardware. You can tell the games ran better on the AMD system but mostly due to the video card being 5x better in the AMD system over the Intel system.
Dual core system both cores were contributing however it could not keep up with the Intel on the Adobe test.
For a 1k dollar upgrade this system is not worth it, I'm looking into Pentium D's now, and will be reviewing those as well. Look for it in the Pentium D Section. In the 3.0 Range.
Other Thoughts: Intel System:
Asus P4P800 DLX
Intel 3.0 Presscot
2.0 GB DDR-400
Radeon 9800PRO
120 GB SATA (OS)
320 GB SATA (Files)
430 Watt Thermaltake PSU
AMD SYSTEM:
Asus A8N32-SLI DLX
AMD 3800+ X2 (Dual Core)
2.0 GB DDR-400
GF7800GT 256 (eVGA)
120 GB SATA (OS)
320 GB SATA (Files)
550 Watt X2 Connect SLI PSU
Super PI:
1Meg @ 43s AMD
8Meg @ 7m48s AMD
1Meg @ 41s Intel
8Meg @ 7m39s Intel
3DMark 05':
7521 3D Marks AMD
2839 3D Marks Intel
HL2:LC (64 Bit)
1024x768
Medium
Custom Timedemo
127.683 FPS AMD
44.42 FPS Intel
CS:S:
1024x768
High
Custom Timedemo
114.37 FPS AMD
96.93 FPS Intel
DOD:S
1024x768
High
Custom Timedemo
72.20 FPS AMD
52.39 FPS Intel
Adobe Premiere Pro:
Load Time 9s AMD
Load Time 7s Intel
Encode Video
720x480 48Bit Audio @ 29.97 FPS
NTSC Widescreen 16:9
5.95 GB Source AVI
Encode to DivX MPG4 MS AVI
Time = 58m43s AMD
Time = 44m58s Intel