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Intel Pentium 4 / 2.8 GHz Northwood 512K Socket 478 Processor 533MHz Processor Bus Retail
Specifications:
CPU: 2.8 GHz
Type: Pentium 4 Northwood
Cache: 512K
BUS: 533 Mhz



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Intel Pentium 4 / 2.8CGHz 512k socket 478 Hyper Threading Technology 800 MHz FSB - RETAIL
Specifications:
CPU: 2.8GHz
Type: Pentium 4 Northwood
Cache: 512K
BUS: 800 Mhz
Socket: 478




WHAT is the better CPU????



ALSO whats better? AMD BARTON 3000+ or is this CPU better?

This really belongs in Consumer Opinion.
The latter one (P4) will give you better performance and lifespan. Hyperthread Technology allows for multitasking, and although there aren't really many programs optimised for it, it's really only a matter of time.

Personally, I don't think much of AMD's marketing campaign using their ramped up clock speeds. They used to be good value, but recently, their price in some catagories has overtaken Intel's for the first time.

The 800 Mhz FSB P4 uses faster memory and has more bandwith.

Id recomend the 800 Mhz p4 over anything else.

Moved ... to Consumersa forum

Isn't it weird?

2.8p4 chips are lower priced compared to AMDs own 2.1 barton 3000+ cpus???