Which is better- Core 2 Duo or amd turion 64×2?
Here is the thing, the Core 2 Duo is almost too powerful, what does that mean? Well, I have found with my benchmarks that for gaming, the C2D doesn’t do much more than a Core Duo if you have less than a 7800 class GPU. Turns out that the GPU is the bottleneck in the system. The TuX2 on the other hand, in the 7600/x1600 class of GPU’s performs better for gaming. Now this is pure numbers talking. To me, when I watch a game demo like “Return to Proxycon” in 3DMark 05 or 06 the TuX2 is smoother than the Core Duo. It is about the same as the Core 2 Duo. You get some better frame rates, which makes sense since the AMD platform was pretty much custom tailored to gamers. The memory is better handled with the TuX2 of course because of the onboard memory controller, I think the GPU has a slight edge (pretty game specific) as far as future proof-ed-ness (?). For regular work and apps, you aren’t going to notice a difference, and since the C2D finally came around to 64 bit, the playing filed is mu
