Is the Intel Pentium processor a good buy?

Answer by  Me51 (357)

A pentium 4 is old. It has been replaced by core-duos and the new core i3/i5/i7s. Only buy if you are okay with a potentially 5 year (or older) processor.

Answer by  knightmare (1231)

The Pentium 4 with HyperThreading CPU's are a little dated. It depends what you plan to use the computer for but it might be better to go with the new Intel processors, the i3, i5, and i7 models. The i3 is a cheap dual-core CPU which will work fine.

Answer by  Phil28 (379)

The Pentium4 is a couple of years old and it was not the most power efficient processor. You will not get the latest games to run smoothly but for websurfing and office tasks it might be enough. The successors core and core2 deliver more bang per gigahertz and per watt.

Answer by  pradonog (117)

choosing what yours processor you should buy should considering a few point ; if you choose a reliability over speed and price was not a problem, then choose Pentium processor