# Pentium D

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pentium-d/3244>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [October 10, 2005, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pentium-d/3244 "2005-10-10T10:52:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pentium-d/3244/1 "2005-10-10T10:52:31Z")

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I’m interested in this dual core technology.

Question is, will WinXP support it?

I’m sure it will utilize it a little… but will Windows be doing most the sorting of commands to the processor? Kinda like how it does the dual processor thing?

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**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pentium-d/3244/2 "2005-10-10T11:02:50Z")

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Intel’s dual-core is a hack IIRC. If you want dual-core go with AMD (or even if you don’t, go with AMD :P).

Yes, Windows fully supports dual core, the same way it supports dual processor systems. However, most of your applications/games are single threaded so they will only be able to use one processor. If the Pentium D is x86\_64 compatable than you will want Windows XP x64 edition (or whatever they call it).

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**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pentium-d/3244/3 "2005-10-10T11:10:29Z")

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yeah, do not go intel, AMD \> all

and if going that rout, get xp64, im using it now, and its noticably(sp) faster than xp.

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pentium-d/3244/4 "2005-10-10T13:10:16Z")

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well - this isn’t for me, this is for the company.

Dual core chips are like, not that much more expensive than I thought.

I know AMDs is better, but I’m doing what I can here 😛

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**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pentium-d/3244/5 "2005-10-10T13:25:42Z")

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im not to familiar with intel, so i cant help ya there, i gave up on intel when i had the celeron D