Many users are sure that LGA775 processors and platforms based on them have long lost their relevance and are not able to demonstrate to others a high potential both in working with demanding applications and in dynamic games that require resources.
In this article, the reader is given the opportunity to make sure that the LGA775 platform is still able to repulse competitors from AMD and newer chips from the manufacturer Intel. The characteristics of the socket, test results and customer reviews will allow the reader to see what processor manufacturers are hiding from them, trying to promote new products on the world market.
Budget representatives of the platform
All products on the market, including the Intel LGA775 processor, are segmented by price category. The well-known manufacturer did not change his traditions and introduced the world to low-performance Celeron crystals operating at low frequencies (1600-2000 MHz) and built on the basis of 1-2 physical cores. A feature of these processors is a small cache size and a reduced bus frequency.
Along with low performance indicators, crystals have an affordable cost and are not subject to strong heating. This solution will cope with any office applications, as well as provide full functionality to the owner when working with multimedia. Counting on something more is not worth it, but if you have powerful components (memory, hard drive and video card), the processor is able to maintain the performance of demanding games at low quality settings.
Next generation
Pentium 4 processors created for the LGA775 Socket platform are the continuation of the famous Intel line. The performance of these crystals is achieved by increasing the clock speeds compared to the processors of previous generations. Naturally, one should not forget about modern technologies using virtual cores, which have become available in this chip. Also, these crystals are considered to be a complete replacement for all products of the previous generation (based on Pentium III) in terms of price-quality ratio.
Along with an affordable price, these devices are interesting and low power consumption. Such a solution will find application both in office conditions and in home use. Pentium 4 crystals do an excellent job of simple mathematical calculations and can support the performance of many non-resource-intensive games.
Hot sale
But LGA775 processors marked D are considered to be the most successful modification in the world. After all, not every crystal is able to stay on the market for a decade, remaining in demand among many users in the secondary market. The manufacturer introduced this modification both in inexpensive Celeron processors and in modern Pentium devices. The crystals differ in price and performance.
Studying the test results in the media, the user will certainly notice one strange feature - all processors of the Pentium D family are demanding on energy resources. This is the main disadvantage of these crystals. 130 watts of power dissipation is a serious blow to the user's budget, which should incur additional costs for the purchase of a powerful power supply and a decent cooling system.
Core games
Users had to see the LGA775 socket (processors for it are marked in a new way) with the Dual Core and Core 2 Duo markings, but not everyone understands what the difference is between them. In fact, two physical cores can only be found in the modification of Core 2 Duo. But Dual Core is an artificial product created by Intel advertisers, thus designating Hyper Threading technology using virtual cores.
In no case should these two markings be confused with potential buyers who want to purchase a powerful processor for games and complex tasks. The fact is that with the Core 2 Duo crystals the user has every chance to enjoy the plot in his favorite toy, but with the dual core single-core processor, problems can arise when working in demanding applications.
Higher, faster, stronger
To show all the power of the LGA775 Socket platform in an affordable price class, crystals with four Core 2 Quad cores are capable. Many users underestimate these processors, preferring AMD products and modern Pentium G or Core I3 processors based on Socket 1155. There can no longer be any talk about office use of this platform - these crystals are designed for demanding games.
Yes, there is a limit to everything, and even the LGA775 performance platform. 4 cores on one chip have serious problems with modern technology. So, the processor does not support the work of a large amount of RAM, limiting it to 8 gigabytes for a 64-bit platform, and there are also problems with the exchange of data between the video adapter and the solid state drive. However, in the ratio “price - quality” it will not be able to beat its competitors' products for several more years.
Custom Products
What is the power limit for the LGA775 platform? The most powerful processor for a workstation belongs to the Extreme family of chips, capable of not only operating at high frequencies, but also supporting the transfer of large amounts of data over a 1600 MHz memory bus. True, for such a monster you will need appropriate support on the motherboard.
Core 2 Extreme processors QX9775 and QX9770 are able to compete in performance with many representatives of the Intel Core I5 and I7 family. Only this demonstration ends with specialized applications and resource-intensive programs that require complex mathematical calculations. But in games, extreme LGA775 processors in conjunction with RAM, a hard drive and a video card are not able to cope with the tasks assigned to them.
For gamers, there is an additional technique for converting Xeon server crystals (Socket 771) into devices for socket 775. Judging by user reviews, this processor is often compared with Extreme products, but in practice the potential of Xeon is lower by 10-15%.
Finally
As can be seen from the review, LGA775 processors are still able to surprise their owners who wish to switch to a new platform. According to reviews, sometimes to increase system performance it is enough to just change the processor to a more powerful chip. However, for starters, you have to worry about compatibility, because not all motherboards support the most powerful crystals on socket 775.