celeron/Pentium/AMD

[Jeff]

I used to know the difference between a Celeron and a regular Pentium. But
with the many CPUs out there today, I am now confused.

What exactly do you give up when you purchase a Celeron notebook vs. a
Pentium notebook? Is it built-in cache? I assume in the real world it comes
down to less speed, but how significant is this loss of speed? Do AMD chips
also have Celeron type equivalents?

Is there a website that explains the difference in today's notebook cpu's?


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Jeff Stevens
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[Tanya]

Jeff wrote:
I used to know the difference between a Celeron and a regular Pentium. But with the many CPUs out there today, I am now confused. What exactly do you give up when you purchase a Celeron notebook vs. a Pentium notebook? Is it built-in cache? I assume in the real world it comes down to less speed, but how significant is this loss of speed? Do AMD chips also have Celeron type equivalents? Is there a website that explains the difference in today's notebook cpu's?

(these are a bit dated)
here are some Web sites:
Dear CPU Scorekeeper
http://www.cpuscorecard.com/cpufaqs/sep99c.htm

Processor FAQs
http://www.cpuscorecard.com/cpufaqs/cpus.htm

try gooooogle:
pentium vs. amd
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pentium+vs.+amd&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
(see below)
-- Jeff Stevens Email address deliberately false to avoid spam jeff@stevens.com

if nobody answers you in this ng, try this group:
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
this one:
comp.sys.intel

i think that the celerons have slower front speed bus and a smaller L2 cache
size...

as far as what you are giving up, it really depends what you will be using it
for... afaik, pentiums are great for video editing. celerons are i suppose ok...

amd's you get more for your $ -- even if the amd chip spins at a lower
frequency, the amd cpu processes more instructions per spin (and are apparently
better in most operations than the pentium...)

i do not know which amd cpu is comparable to the intel celeron...but i am sure
someone in the group can answer that

hth,
sincerely
Tanya

[Jeff]

Thank you.

Jeff

"Tanya" <tjtmdREMOVE_THIS@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:431CDAC9.156F836F@attglobal.net... Jeff wrote: I used to know the difference between a Celeron and a regular Pentium. But with the many CPUs out there today, I am now confused. What exactly do you give up when you purchase a Celeron notebook vs. a Pentium notebook? Is it built-in cache? I assume in the real world it comes down to less speed, but how significant is this loss of speed? Do AMD chips also have Celeron type equivalents? Is there a website that explains the difference in today's notebook cpu's? (these are a bit dated) here are some Web sites: Dear CPU Scorekeeper http://www.cpuscorecard.com/cpufaqs/sep99c.htm Processor FAQs http://www.cpuscorecard.com/cpufaqs/cpus.htm try gooooogle: pentium vs. amd http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pentium+vs.+amd&btnG=Google+Search&meta= (see below) -- Jeff Stevens Email address deliberately false to avoid spam jeff@stevens.com if nobody answers you in this ng, try this group: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips this one: comp.sys.intel i think that the celerons have slower front speed bus and a smaller L2 cache size... as far as what you are giving up, it really depends what you will be using it for... afaik, pentiums are great for video editing. celerons are i suppose ok... amd's you get more for your $ -- even if the amd chip spins at a lower frequency, the amd cpu processes more instructions per spin (and are apparently better in most operations than the pentium...) i do not know which amd cpu is comparable to the intel celeron...but i am sure someone in the group can answer that hth, sincerely Tanya