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Celeron Vs Pentium

Discussion in 'Processors and Motherboards' started by Molongal, Feb 16, 2004.

  1. Molongal Newcomer, in training

    What is the pentium equivilent of a Celeron 2.8ghz?
    Molongal, Feb 16, 2004
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  2. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,199

    I don't know, 2.4 or 2.2 maybe. It depends on what you're doing, software that relies on clock speed or cache memory more. Office applications and such are Celeron's high point, but it's not that good in games.
    Vehementi, Feb 16, 2004
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  3. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT Posts: 4,745

    Celery is bad no matter what. It's much easier and nicer in the long run to buck up and get a Pentium, even if you have to lower the clock speeds.
    poertner_1274, Feb 16, 2004
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  4. vassil3427 Newcomer, in training Posts: 822

    Yes stay away from the Celeron...
    vassil3427, Feb 16, 2004
    #4

  5. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    Approximately 1.8 GHz P4A, according to AnandTech.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Feb 17, 2004
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  6. Molongal Newcomer, in training

    thanks guys
    Molongal, Feb 17, 2004
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  7. somekid007 Newcomer, in training Posts: 369

    a 2.6ghz celeron gets spanked by the 1.6ghz duron. celerons are not worth getting. for that price, get a barton 2500+
    somekid007, Feb 17, 2004
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  8. XtR-X Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,040

    Less onboard memory.

    ONBOARD MEMORY: Celeron < Pentium 4
    XtR-X, Feb 17, 2004
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  9. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,199

    Well I certainly didn't think it was that bad, wow.

    If you're searching for a budget processor go with the Duron. I built a machine with a Duron 1.8 Applebred, and it was pretty damn fast for a <$400 machine.

    I suppose the Celeron is what AMD fanboys stereotype Intel processors to be - lots of MHz and zero power. It's like biking/driving in 1st gear - lots of RPMs but you're not going anywhere.
    Vehementi, Feb 17, 2004
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  10. Charles Hammond Newcomer, in training Posts: 164

    When playing games a Celeron chokes up due to not enough Cache Memory. Soon there will be some Celerons with a 533Mhz Bus and 256k cache on a 90 nm die process.
    Charles Hammond, Feb 18, 2004
    #10
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