In article <1154323323.727965.262110@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups .com>,
"Melandre" <melandre@gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, I used to follow advances in hardware but haven't for quite a
> while. Still running an Athlon 1800+. As expected, things have
> changed a lot and it is time to replace the ol" system. I know I want
> dual Core technology and for about the same price I can get a system
> built around the Pentium D 940 or the Athlon 64 X2 4400+.
>
> Witout getting too technical (already read a lot of reviews) which
> would you pick? The system is often used for multitasking (making a
> slideshow while burning a DVD, downloading from newsgroups while
> running a defrag, some video editing, lots of gaming such as car
> racing, etc.).
>
> Your input will be very much appreciated! Andre

Plenty of benchmarks here. It shouldn't be hard to make a
decision. The red bars should mark the two processors being
compared.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.ht...=68&model2=321

Paul