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Can I move an Intel Pentium 4 into my Dell Optiplex 745 SFF? Will it improve performance?
Hello! I have a Dell Optiplex 745 Small Form Factor, and a Dell Dimension 3000 Home. My question is, can I put the CPU from the Dimension (Pentium 4) Into the Optiplex, and will it make it better? Currently my Optiplex has a Intel Pentium Dual-Core. Which has 1.6 Ghz While the Pentium 4 has 2.8.
Recap: Wondering if I can move the better processor into another computer to improve performance.
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August 6th, 2014 12:00
You can't move either one either way.
Different sockets and chipset.
You are also confusing MHZ with speed.
Dual Core Pentium 1.6Ghz is 2 cores and better pipelines so its faster than 2.8 Ghz Single Core Netburst CPU.
This is why a Tulatin Pentium 3 1.4Ghz is faster than 2.0Ghz Pentium 4.
The pentium Dual Core is LGA 775 and the 2.8Ghz Northwood cpu is Socket 478.