Doubtful you will see any benchmarking reviews using recording software. Graphics rendering benchmarking is what really puts a CPU through the paces, so almost all benchmarking utilities used in reviews are based on games or heavy graphics. However (and its a big "however") one has to be careful in basing results on any one benchmark. The coding in the benchmark could possibly be favoring a particular feature of one CPU that is not present in the other....resulting in a unfair benchmark. Other factors involve the motherboards being used, etc.. That's why benchmarks must be considered a guide, not "written-in-stone" proof. Regardless, most "AMD vs Pentium" benchmark reviews I've seen lately, the results were so close it wouldn't make much difference which one you went with.
The AMD vs Pentium debate will rage on for centuries. Currently, it appears that AMD has a slight edge over Pentiums below the 3.0 Ghz level. Go above that and there is no competition, the Pentium wins. Again though...the AMD's run quite hot. Most owners end up getting a 3rd party cooling system and, if they choose wrong, end up with a rather noisy system.
Personally, I think for your purposes you will be very happy with the LGA 775 3.2 Pentium. It is an excellent choice.
Last edited by bistro; June 5th, 2005 at 11:44 AM.
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