Hey all,
just a quick question…
I have a - P4 3.0ghz HT northwood 512k cache
and a - P4 3.0ghz Prescott 1mb cache (SL7E4)
Which processor is better? i know one has a bigger cache,but i dont think it has HT
The Prescott cores didn’t really take full advantage of the extra cache - plus they run incredibly hot!
Can you run any tests that’ll confirm which one runs better?
not really, im currently using the northwood one, shall i just not bother changing it to the prescott one?
I’d certainly try it and see if there’s any noticable increase in performance.
Prescott was a failure on Intel’s behalf, and much less overclockable than Northwood.
naaaah, consider an AMD, they better lol
They’re very similar in performance, here are two links you can look at.
PC Perspective - Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz Prescott Processor Review
Intel’s Pentium 4 Prescott processor - The Tech Report - Page 1