P4 3.0GHz@800MHz _OR_ P4 3.06@533MHz?

[cartmen34]

I'm in the market for a new processor, and I was wondering if there have been any real world speed comparisions between these two CPU's? I would like to know if the 3.06GHz @533MHz is faster than the 3.0GHz @800MHz bus, or vis versa.

Thank you to all who reply.

"That's just my opinion, I could be wrong."

 

[Ryan_Plus_One]

This is an article from THG that compares the 3200+ to other AMD and Intel chips. The Benchmarks do show the 3.0 and the 3.06 side by side. 800Mhz chip is the leader.

<A HREF="http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030513/index.html" target="_new"> Clicky</A>


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[shadus]

The major difference between the chips is the available memory bandwidth, if that doesn't weigh in heavily during a test then there isn't much difference, if it does, there is a moderate difference. If buying a new pc there is no real good reason NOT to go with the c variant of the chip.

Shadus

 

[VelocityPimp]

i would go with the c varient. the increase in memory bandwidth with dual channel memory is going to pay off

 

[cartmen34]

Thanks Ryan. That article was just what I was looking for.

"That's just my opinion, I could be wrong."