Intel Pentium D 805 (Smithfield) Dual-Core on a Budget

Late last year, a critical situation shaped up on the market of desktop processors. Because of missed supplies of AMD's lower-end processors, prices on them went up immensely, almost twice as much. That resulted in the rise of prices for Intel processors, albeit not that high. But in March this year prices for Athlon 64 3000+ and 3200+ stabilized and now they can be made available at 3200 rubles (~$115) and 3600 rubles (~$130), respectively. Prices for Intel processors remained unchanged: the 6х0 line still sells at quite a high amount, P4 630 - at 4700 rubles (~$160), P4 640 - at 5600 rubles (~$200). As a result, if contra-posed, the produce by AMD offers substantial price advantages, lower heat emission level, and higher performance at games.