Rage3D
Compared to the AMD Athlon X2, however, Intel's new Pentium D offers a dramatic discount. AMD's slowest 2.2-GHz 4200+ Athlon X2 is priced at $537, while the slowest Intel Pentium D, the 2.8-GHz 820, is priced at $241. Intel also offers a premium dual-core part, the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, priced at $999. AMD has yet to update its microprocessor pricing page with the price of the X2, although executives have quoted those prices in briefings.[/QUOYE]
This was on the Rage3D baords:
And sourced from
ExtremeTech
Here's some more interesting stuff I have looked at:
name='"ExtremeTech"' said:
One of the advantages of a dual-core architecture is that games can use the second core for artificial-intelligence processing, Morrow said. Future games will also break out these functions into separate threads to route to Intel's physical and virtual, or hyperthreaded, cores, he added.
According to
Bit-Tech, it seems that the Intel Dual cores will be aimed more at ordinary home users who want media Centre PC's to be running and the PC at the same time.
I think that Intel will be focusing on the Power-User and those who want to be running Media Centre/TV Out at the same time as using the actual PC for stuff.
It was stated that AMD's FX-55 will be easily out-performing the Intel/AMD dual cores for around 6months, when the first Dual-Threaded game "UT2k7" is due to be released. Maybe after that, it will be an advantage to have a dual core CPU for the gamer?
I'm not to sure, but maybe those of us who are X2 ready (939) and those who intend on buying an Intel D system, will be looking at that game with particular interest.
name='"Bit-Tech"' said:
So, Intel impressed me with their strategy for bringing usability to the mainstream, even if the hardware isn't quite so relevant to us as enthusiast gamers. It does affect, however, power users, to some degree. If you're the kind of person that enjoys doing a bunch of things at once on your PC, then dual-core will definitely be of benefit. Video encoding and simultaneous playback will be faster. Drive defrags and simultaneous system usage will be faster. However, whether or not you get enough benefit to warrant the drop in gaming performance is a matter for your individual preference.
Soooooo....maybe those of you who wanna game a bit and use some crazy ripping/burning action at the same time, will be happy!
Bit-Tech article
Here
Can this thread be deleted:
http://www.sysxtreme.com/showthread.php?t=1286&page=1&pp=10
