Basic Intel CPU types....

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Generations aside... let me see if I have this straight for the general lineup?

Celeron - Duel Core, non hyper-threading. Somehow gimped?
Pentium - Duel Core, non hyper-threading.
Core i3 - Duel Core, hyper-threading. (presents as 4 to OS)
Core i5 - Quad Core, non hyper-threading.
Core i7 - Quad Core, hyper-threading (presents as 8 to OS)

I guess my first question is how is the Celeron "gimped" as compared to the Pentium?

-W

 

[Ch3vr0n]

Nope, the current Pentium ones (Skylake and up) have hyper threading too. Dual cores get identified as quad in the os.

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[Clams]

OK - My stuff is all Haswell (DDR3) that's why I was where I was at.
(Well the 4790K's are "Devil's Canyon" - but that's kinda BS as they smell like Haswell all the way.)
-W

 

[Ch3vr0n]

an old article but still http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/pentium-vs-celeron.html. Basically celeron's were a pretty slimmed down version of the normal pentium

Oh, and its dual core, unless u wanna fight with processors with dueling pistols

 

[Clams]

Ya I have a few Celerons, an i3, i5, and the i7 all 4th gen I think.
The other difference is the built in graphics - they get better as you go up.
-W