Intel Core2 Duo E4300 VS Intel Pentium D 925 ????

[monmon238]

Hi there,
i am building up a new PC and i am confused about the processor that i should get....i have 2 choices:
1-Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.80GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB Socket 775.
2-Intel Pentium D 925 Presler 3.0GHz 2 x 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
please tell me which one is better specially for gaming.
thanks in advance.

[garetjax]

Originally Posted by monmon238

Hi there,
i am building up a new PC and i am confused about the processor that i should get....i have 2 choices:
1-Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.80GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB Socket 775.
2-Intel Pentium D 925 Presler 3.0GHz 2 x 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
please tell me which one is better specially for gaming.
thanks in advance.

What kind of budget are we looking at for your new processor?

[screwballl]

I tend to always suggest the Core2Duo even if a bit slower or lower on the benchmarks as a small over clock can get you faster and make up the difference.
in this case I would suggest the E6320 over the 4300

[Stormcrow]

I would go with the Core 2, its only about 30 dollars more, has a far superior architecture, a faster FSB, doesn't have the Preslers notorious heat output and has excellent room for overclocking. Pair it with some decent memory and a good board for the best bang for buck on the Intel side.

[OcciferFriendly]

There is no contest here. Core 2 Duo E4300 totally destroys the PD 925.

The key here is to get past clock speed. Even at 1.8 GHz, the Core 2 Duo's architecture make it faster than the PD 925. As an added bonus, it achieves that with a lot less heat output.

As Stormcrow already pointed out, the E4300 has a fantastic rep for overclocking, so it's possible to get that chip and crank to even higher performance levels.

If you're worried about gaming, have a decent amount of RAM and a good video card, that'll make an even bigger difference.

[monmon238]

thanxxxxxxxxx guys soo much, you have been very helpful .i will go with e4300.
thanks again

[Stormcrow]

You wont be disappointed, it's a great processor and I wish I would have waited for the price cuts and went with Intel this time, but the Athlon X2 does just fine for me. As said, get some decent memory, at least two gigs, a decent name brand mobo, and a newer generation video card and you'll be all set.

[qazwsx]

good choise with the core 2, beats the pentium D most the time

[dnorf87]

Originally Posted by qazwsx

good choise with the core 2, beats the pentium D most the time

Show me a benchmark where the 925 steps ahead of the E4300 ;)

Core 2 Duo does almost twice as much per clock cycle as the Pentium 4's and Pentium D processors. 2 GHz Core 2 Duo would come out to roughly the same performance as a 3.8 GHz Pentium D...

[Yellowhello]

Be sure to OC that E4300 like a b!tch!