LGA775 processors: specifications, test results and customer reviews

Many users are sure that the LGA775 processors and platforms based on them have long lost their relevance and are not able to demonstrate to the surrounding people a high potential both in working with resource-intensive applications and with dynamic games demanding resources.

In this article, the reader is given the opportunity to make sure that the LGA775 platform is still capable of repelling AMD competitors and newer chips from the Intel manufacturer. The characteristics of the socket, test results and customer feedback will allow the reader to see what processors manufacturers are hiding from them trying to promote new products on the world market.

Budget Platform Representatives

All products on the market, including the Intel LGA775 processor, are segmented by price categories. The well-known manufacturer did not change its traditions and introduced to the world 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 memory and a reduced bus frequency.

Along with the low performance indicators, the crystals have an affordable price 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, however, in the presence of powerful components (memory, hard disk and video card), the processor is able to support the performance of resource-intensive games at low quality settings.

The next generation

Processors Pentium 4, created for the Socket LGA775 platform , are the successors of the famous Intel line. The performance of these crystals is achieved by increasing the clock frequencies in comparison with the processors of previous generations. Naturally, we should not forget about modern technologies using virtual cores, which became available in this chip. Also, these crystals are considered to be a full-fledged replacement for all products of the previous generation (based on the Pentium III) for the "price-quality" ratio.

Along with the affordable price of these devices are interesting and low power consumption. Such a solution will find application both in office conditions and in home use. Crystals of Pentium 4 perfectly cope with simple tasks related to mathematical calculations, and are able to support the performance of many non-resource-intensive games.

Leader of sales

But processors LGA775 with the D marking are considered to be the most successful modification in the world. After all, not every crystal can stay on the market for a whole decade, remaining in demand among many users in the secondary market. This modification was introduced by the manufacturer both in inexpensive processors Celeron, and in modern Pentium devices. Crystals differ in price and performance.

Studying the results of tests in the media, the user will certainly notice one strange feature - all Pentium D processors are demanding for energy resources. This is the main drawback of these crystals. 130 watts of dissipated power - this is a serious blow to the user's budget, which should incur additional costs for the acquisition of a powerful power supply and a decent cooling system.

Games with cores

Users had to see the LGA775 socket (processors for it are branded in a new way) with the labeling of Dual Core and Core 2 Duo, but not everyone understands the difference between them. In fact, two physical cores can be found only in the modification of Core 2 Duo. But Dual Core is an artificial product created by Intel's advertisers, which in this way defined Hyper Threading technology using virtual cores.

In no case should you confuse these two markings 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 story in his favorite toy, but with a single core Dual Core processor, when working in resource-intensive applications, problems can arise.

Higher, faster, stronger

Show the full power of the Socket LGA775 platform in an affordable price class are capable of crystals with four cores Core 2 Quad. Many users underestimate these processors, giving preference to AMD products and modern Pentium G or Core I3 processors based on Socket 1155. There is no longer any question of the office use of this platform - these crystals are created for resource-intensive games.

Yes, there is a limit to everything, and even a productive platform LGA775. 4 cores on one crystal have serious problems with modern technologies. So, the processor does not support the operation of a large amount of RAM, limited to 8 gigabytes for a 64-bit platform, and there are problems with data exchange between the video adapter and a solid-state drive. However, in the "price-quality" ratio, it will not be able to surpass the competitors' products for several more years.

Non-standard products

What is the power limit for the LGA775 platform? The most powerful processor for the workstation belongs to a family of Extreme chips that can not only operate at high frequencies, but also support the transfer of large amounts of data via the 1600 MHz memory bus. True, for such a monster will need appropriate support on the motherboard.

Processors Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and QX9770 are able to compete in performance for many representatives of the family Intel Core I5 and I7. Only this demonstration ends with specialized applications and resource-intensive programs, where complex mathematical calculations are required. But in games, the extreme LGA775 processors in conjunction with RAM, hard drive and video card are not able to cope with the tasks assigned to them.

For fans of games, there is an additional method for converting server Xeon (Socket 771) chips to devices for socket 775. Based on user feedback, this processor is often compared to Extreme products, but in practice, the potential of Xeon is lower by 10-15%.

Finally

As you can see from the review, the LGA775 processors are still able to surprise their owners, who wished to switch to a new platform. As evidenced by the reviews, sometimes to increase the system's performance it is enough just to change the processor to a more powerful chip. However, first you will have to worry about compatibility, because not all motherboards support the most powerful crystals on socket 775.