Celeron, Pentium Dual Core and Athlon X2: Which One is the Best USD 70 CPU?

**Hardware Secrets Team** · 07-03-2008, 01:38 PM

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Title: Celeron, Pentium Dual Core and Athlon X2: Which One is the Best USD 70 CPU?
URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/577

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"Today we put together a review comparing the performance of entry-level CPUs on the USD 70 price range: Celeron E1400 (dual-core 2 GHz), Pentium Dual Core E2160 (1.8 GHz), Pentium Dual Core E2180 (2 G..."

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**Cheetos** · 07-03-2008, 07:07 PM

Nice test Gabriel !

Hope to see more tests like this, using different price ranges

Good conclusion about the VGA, I sugest to you use a faster VGA too, like the 9600GT or another close to it.

Cheers.

master811 · 07-08-2008, 03:38 PM

I would like to have seen a more powerful GPU used as a 8500GT is pretty bad compared to even something like a 9600GT or 3800 series or in fact even previous generations like x1900 series.

I have seen elsewhere that the amount of cache in a CPU does noticeably affect gaming performance, more so than anything else, but would be interested to know how its affected on the even the most basic Intel dual-core CPUs.

Surely you can't really draw any conclusions from what you had as the CPU was not really being pushed with the GPU that was being used.

**Gabriel Torres** · 07-09-2008, 11:45 AM

Hello,

Thanks for your comments. I tried to use a low-end VGA because we were reviewing low-end CPUs and companies like Dell sell PCs with this VGA for their computers based on these CPUs.

I will make some new testings with a mid-range video card as soon as time allows and update the review.

I ask you a little patience.

Cheers,
Gabriel.

07-03-2008, 01:38 PM	#1
Hardware Secrets Team Administrator Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,952	Celeron, Pentium Dual Core and Athlon X2: Which One is the Best USD 70 CPU? There has been a new article posted. Title: Celeron, Pentium Dual Core and Athlon X2: Which One is the Best USD 70 CPU? URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/577 Here is a snippet: "Today we put together a review comparing the performance of entry-level CPUs on the USD 70 price range: Celeron E1400 (dual-core 2 GHz), Pentium Dual Core E2160 (1.8 GHz), Pentium Dual Core E2180 (2 G..." Comments on this article are welcome. Best regards, Hardware Secrets Team http://www.hardwaresecrets.com

07-03-2008, 07:07 PM	#2
Cheetos Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Brazil Posts: 282	Nice test Gabriel ! Hope to see more tests like this, using different price ranges Good conclusion about the VGA, I sugest to you use a faster VGA too, like the 9600GT or another close to it. Cheers. __________________ Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish !

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07-08-2008, 03:38 PM	#3
master811 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	I would like to have seen a more powerful GPU used as a 8500GT is pretty bad compared to even something like a 9600GT or 3800 series or in fact even previous generations like x1900 series. I have seen elsewhere that the amount of cache in a CPU does noticeably affect gaming performance, more so than anything else, but would be interested to know how its affected on the even the most basic Intel dual-core CPUs. Surely you can't really draw any conclusions from what you had as the CPU was not really being pushed with the GPU that was being used.

07-09-2008, 11:45 AM	#4
Gabriel Torres Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 USA Posts: 2,553	Hello, Thanks for your comments. I tried to use a low-end VGA because we were reviewing low-end CPUs and companies like Dell sell PCs with this VGA for their computers based on these CPUs. I will make some new testings with a mid-range video card as soon as time allows and update the review. I ask you a little patience. Cheers, Gabriel.