21.02.2010, 14:00
Not entirely true.
Modern Pentium architecture is actually the same as the Core 2 architecture. The primary differences between the two lie almost solely in the amount of cache available for processes to utilise. Thus, a modern Pentium will have similar performance to a similarly clocked Core 2 Duo. When you start straining it, the Core 2 will shine because it can store more data on-die than the Pentium can, thereby reducing the latency that results when the CPU calls on and stores data in the RAM. This is further exacerbated by the need for a separate memory controller on all Intel CPU-based motherboards with an LGA 775 or older socket. AMD platforms and Intel platforms with LGA 1366 or 1156 sockets have memory controllers on-die with the CPU, so it takes less time for data to travel.
Modern Pentium architecture is actually the same as the Core 2 architecture. The primary differences between the two lie almost solely in the amount of cache available for processes to utilise. Thus, a modern Pentium will have similar performance to a similarly clocked Core 2 Duo. When you start straining it, the Core 2 will shine because it can store more data on-die than the Pentium can, thereby reducing the latency that results when the CPU calls on and stores data in the RAM. This is further exacerbated by the need for a separate memory controller on all Intel CPU-based motherboards with an LGA 775 or older socket. AMD platforms and Intel platforms with LGA 1366 or 1156 sockets have memory controllers on-die with the CPU, so it takes less time for data to travel.