Looking at building a new computer since my desktop fried the other night (6 yo). Anyway, can anyone gives pro's or con's concerning the Intel P4 ~ 3 ghz compared to an AMD 64 bit ~ 1.8 ghz. The P4 is 32 bit but has a higher speed, whereas the AMD is 64 bit with less speed. Does the 64 bit make a big difference where the processor speed of the AMD could be equevalent to the Intel P4? Thanks for the help.
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Jump to PostThat AMD, in almost all situations, will actually outperform the Pentium.
Comparing the clockspeeds means absolutely nothing, as they are different types of processor, which perform the same job but do it in different ways!
The 64-bit actually has nothing to do with it, as the AMD is …
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