Intel Celeron D CPU: Budget Processors from Intel Acquire Prescott Core

Sidney · 26th June 2004, 05:36

The transition of Intel’s budget processors to the new 90nm Prescott core is a very important event for the CPU market. New Celeron D CPUs acquired larger L2 cache, SSE3 instructions support and faster 533MHz bus. Will these innovations be enough to turn the ugly duckling into a beautiful swan? Check out our review of the new Celeron D, including detailed performance tests and overclocking experiments!

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu...celeron-d.html

The Senile Doctor · 26th June 2004, 05:44

nice overclocking beasts, they're better cpu's than they were but they can't beat a 3.2 prescott at 3.8 :still not good enough...

jmke · 26th June 2004, 11:05

allow me to see.. mahahahah

at 3.8ghz they are barely faster then a P4 2.8 "C"

I'm staying away from this dud

Sidney · 26th June 2004, 16:41

>>at 3.8ghz they are barely faster then a P4 2.8 "C"<<

At half of the price or less may not be as bad. Still runs hot.

26th June 2004, 05:36	#1
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,739	Intel Celeron D CPU: Budget Processors from Intel Acquire Prescott Core The transition of Intel’s budget processors to the new 90nm Prescott core is a very important event for the CPU market. New Celeron D CPUs acquired larger L2 cache, SSE3 instructions support and faster 533MHz bus. Will these innovations be enough to turn the ugly duckling into a beautiful swan? Check out our review of the new Celeron D, including detailed performance tests and overclocking experiments! http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu...celeron-d.html __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

26th June 2004, 05:44	#2
The Senile Doctor [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	nice overclocking beasts, they're better cpu's than they were but they can't beat a 3.2 prescott at 3.8 :still not good enough... __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

26th June 2004, 11:05	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,423	allow me to see.. mahahahah at 3.8ghz they are barely faster then a P4 2.8 "C" I'm staying away from this dud __________________

26th June 2004, 16:41	#4
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,739	>>at 3.8ghz they are barely faster then a P4 2.8 "C"<< At half of the price or less may not be as bad. Still runs hot. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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