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Pentium / AMD Chipsets

  • 03-12-2008 4:09pm
    #1
    Spuddyspudster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭


    Hello,

    I am an IT graduate but never was exposed to much about specific hardware like chipsets. Does anyone have a good knowledge source of chipsets (i.e. clock speeds, FSB etc)?

    What confuses me is I have an old desktop with a Pentium Chip in it, running at 3.2 GHz. This desktop is old, maybe 4 years, then I look at new chipsets (take for example the most powerful mobile chipset is around 2.8GHz) and the speed is less. Is this because of the dual core technology that each core is 2.8GHz thus improving the overall speed?

    Very confused...

    Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, I have looked!
    Spud


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,751 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Spuddyspudster wrote: »
    Hello,

    I am an IT graduate but never was exposed to much about specific hardware like chipsets. Does anyone have a good knowledge source of chipsets (i.e. clock speeds, FSB etc)?

    What confuses me is I have an old desktop with a Pentium Chip in it, running at 3.2 GHz. This desktop is old, maybe 4 years, then I look at new chipsets (take for example the most powerful mobile chipset is around 2.8GHz) and the speed is less. Is this because of the dual core technology that each core is 2.8GHz thus improving the overall speed?

    Very confused...

    Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, I have looked!
    Spud

    The architecture of CPU's has changed considerably, even if the clock rate hasn't. A P4 at 3.2 GHz is heavily outperformed by a Core2 or Core i7 at 3.2GHz. Also you're misusing the term chipset which is usually applied to the supporting components on the motherboard.


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