HELP! Athlon or celeron

[goffster]

So to make a long story short, I have 2 comps and I cant decide which one is the better to use as far as the cpu gos. I used a program called cpuid and here are the results for both. Which is better?

Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores :1
Number of threads :1 (max 1)
Name :AMD Athlon
Codename :Thunderbird
Specification :AMD Athlon(tm) processor
Package :Socket A (462)
CPUID :6.4.4
Extended CPUID :7.4
Core Stepping :A9
Technology :0.18 um
Core Speed :1329.8 MHz (10.0 x 133.0 MHz)
Rated Bus speed :266.0 MHz
Instructions sets :MMX (+), 3DNow! (+)
L1 Data cache :64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache :64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache :256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control :no
K7 Thermal sensor :no

and the other

Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores :1
Number of threads :1 (max 1)
Name :Intel Celeron
Codename :Northwood
Specification :Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.30GHz
Package :Socket 478 mPGA (platform ID = 2h)
CPUID :F.2.7
Extended CPUID :F.2
Brand ID :10
Core Stepping :C1
Technology :0.13 um
Core Speed :2292.1 MHz (23.0 x 99.7 MHz)
Rated Bus speed :398.6 MHz
Stock frequency :2300 MHz
Instructions sets :MMX, SSE, SSE2
L1 Data cache :8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Trace cache :12 Kuops, 8-way set associative
L2 cache :128 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control :no

[D.8080]

Tough one.

We need a few more things:

what are you planning to do with this PC?
gaming; mail and surfing etc.



Be extensive in answering.


I had Athlon 1400 (133 FSB) and Celeron 2.0 Northwood, depending on the app you are using, because of the 600 mhz difference, one can be better than the other. In the Whole, the 1400 was better, but like zipping and others, was slower (not that dramatically).

You have 1 ghz of difference, maybe interesting to know your plans.



Edit:

Celeron has SSE SSE2, 2.3 Ghz... uhm, I'd say it's better.
Waiting for your reply though.

[Goffster]

Thanks for the reply... Ill be using the computer for all of the things that you mentioned. Mostly gaming like half life 2 and swkotor2. Also lots of net surfing and downloading and emails. I dont do much cd burning, but I do use a playstation emulator. Other than that its just basic computer stuff. Looking forward to your reply.

[D.8080]

If these are the two alternatives, Celeron 2.3.

I'd suggest to buy Amd Athlon Xp, on ebay, if you are in the US you'll find good bargains for cheap.



People give your 2 cents here.


Wait for some more replies.

[goffster]

Thanks again man, but I still cant decide for sure. I noticed that there are lots of other numbers that are higher on the athlon and I was wondering if you know what those are?

[gshv]

You may want to look not only which processor is faster, but also which board has better upgrade potential. Say, if you Intel board can be upgraded to Pentium 4 2.8 GHz, and AMD board can take Athlon XP 3200+ then you may want to go with the AMD board. My feeling, though, is that your Intel board has better potential.

Gennadiy

[goffster]

The board with the celeron is an emacines and the athlon is on a via Technologies VT8367-8235 with 4 pci slots and supports ddr ram and sd ram, separately of course. Does any one know the best processor that I can put into the via, as I think it is the nicer of the boards.

[gshv]

[goffster]

My mother board is a sv266a

Sorry that took so long. any idea of the best processor I could put in it.

[gshv]

It supports Athlon XP 2400+ or maybe even Athlon XP 2600+:

http://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=39706

It may not support Athlon XP 3000+. I think it'll be better to stay with Celeron computer.

Gennadiy

[goffster]

Thank you for your help so far, but can any one tell me for sure the absolute best processor that I can buy for the sv266a. I cant find that info any where.

[D.8080]

http://64.168.125.230/support/Syntax/Motherboard/SV266A/Manual/

[goffster]

That really didnt help much, but thank you for the effort. That manual tells me the cpus that I can use that where currently available when the board was made, but I need to know the best that I can put in it now.

[goffster]

No help here eh... Thats okay, ill try some where els! Thank you guys who did answer.