# Pentium D or Athlon 64?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pentium-d-or-athlon-64/156247>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [July 24, 2005, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pentium-d-or-athlon-64/156247 "2005-07-24T09:18:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![ya3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@ya3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ya3)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pentium-d-or-athlon-64/156247/1 "2005-07-24T09:18:10Z")

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“I’ve narrowed the two suspects down to two suspects…”

Pentium D 2.8GHz - A$395  
Athlon 64 3400 - A$289

I do graphics, video and webdesign stuff (Adobe CS, Corel, StudioMX, After Effects). I’ve heard Athlons are a lot faster than Pentiums, so I’m unsure as to whether this low-end Pentium D will be better than a high-end Athlon. I’ve always used Pentium… so I wouldn’t know the difference 😛

Thanks in advance 🙂