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Rhino · May 7th, 2002, 01:48 AM

The 256k Celeron is based off the Tualitin core, just like teh Tualitin P3s. If the P3 you are looking at is .18 micron process, then it is the Coppermine core, which in that case, I would probably go with the Celeron. If the P3 is also 1.3 Ghz, then it must be a Tualitin. It's a hard choice. Be sure the mobo supports Tualitin cores. I was unaware of DDR memory chipsets for Socket 370.

I would estimate a 1.3 Celeron to be slightly slower than a 1.3 Duron. I ran a 1.0 Duron at 1.2 for a while, at 133 FSB, with DDR memory. It ran great, but I upgraded to an Athlon XP 1800+. I base these figures off benchmarks I remember, so I might not be totally accurate, and the fastest Intel cpu I own is a 66 mhz.

May 7th, 2002, 01:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rhino Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 552	The 256k Celeron is based off the Tualitin core, just like teh Tualitin P3s. If the P3 you are looking at is .18 micron process, then it is the Coppermine core, which in that case, I would probably go with the Celeron. If the P3 is also 1.3 Ghz, then it must be a Tualitin. It's a hard choice. Be sure the mobo supports Tualitin cores. I was unaware of DDR memory chipsets for Socket 370. I would estimate a 1.3 Celeron to be slightly slower than a 1.3 Duron. I ran a 1.0 Duron at 1.2 for a while, at 133 FSB, with DDR memory. It ran great, but I upgraded to an Athlon XP 1800+. I base these figures off benchmarks I remember, so I might not be totally accurate, and the fastest Intel cpu I own is a 66 mhz. __________________ It's like that, and it's like this....