After a short hiatus, MBReview is back with a quick review of Intel's Pentium Extreme Edition 840. This processor is the dual core powerhouse for the Intel line of processors, excelling under multi-threaded and multi-tasking environments. If you're into CAD, or other multi-threaded applications, or are looking for the best Intel has to offer, give this review a look.
"In the case of multi-tasking, I should say we see less of a performance loss than we would with a standard single core CPU, even one equipped with Hyper-Threading. This can be seen from the last multi-tasking benchmarks that we ran where, even though the 840 was far behind in a dedicated environment, it came out on top in a multi-tasking one."
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(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by sphbecker on 28 Jun 2005 - 14:05
Notice there is no D in the name despite the fact that it is a dual core processor. If you remember I got into a disagreement with someone on this topic. He claimed that the D indicated that it was a dual core processor where as I said it was just a new family name (replacing the number 4 from the Pentium 4 family).

I know this isn't proof positive that I was correct, but it does seem to be a step towards my side.
Quote this comment #1.1 Posted by _dandy_ on 28 Jun 2005 - 14:27
http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/info.htm

http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/proc_info_table052605.pdf

Pentium D = desktop
Pentium M = mobile (aka notebook)

It's not any more complicated than this, and it has nothing to do with the number of cores.
Quote this comment #1.2 Posted by Octol on 28 Jun 2005 - 14:38
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Pentium D = desktop
Pentium M = mobile (aka notebook)

Seems reasonable considering that the Celeron D isn't a dual-core processor.
Quote this comment #1.3 Posted by sphbecker on 28 Jun 2005 - 15:06
Cool, I was correct!
(4 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by TheSarge on 28 Jun 2005 - 18:47
They should have just called it the Penitum 4D... that would have been a lot more fun.
Think of all the newbies and fanboys saying "It can do four-dimentional processing"

Actualy, though, I wish they had kept the numerical nominclature. Now people are gonna look at the label and be slightly confused. Sure, I know what it means but we all know that most people don't know jack about this sort of thing. They see the brand, they see the case badge, and that's about as far into it as they get. Why they didn't just call it Pentium 5 I'll never know.
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by sphbecker on 28 Jun 2005 - 20:03
Probably because the name Pentium 5 was about 3 years over due (remember the first 1.3 GHz P4 predates Windows XP). If Intel had been incrementing the processor number as they should then we would probably be at the Pentium 8 by now (if they used a new number each time they switch to a new core). With their new numbering system the first digit is a lot like the old family number.
Quote this comment #2.2 Posted by Angel Blue01 on 29 Jun 2005 - 00:18
I wish they had called it the Pentium V. Or gotten rid of the word Pentium and come up with something else.
Quote this comment #2.3 Posted by Skyfrog on 29 Jun 2005 - 00:46
They'll never get rid of the name Pentium, any more than Microsoft would drop the name Windows. However I think it's time to get rid of the 4 (which in a way they seem to be doing).
Quote this comment #2.4 Posted by sphbecker on 29 Jun 2005 - 19:49
In a way??? They have already done it. The Pentium D is just that a Pentium D.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Kushan on 29 Jun 2005 - 16:51
This "review" is pretty useless, it only tests against other Intel CPU's, despite going on about how Intel and AMD are arguing as to who's Dual Core CPU's are better...
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