PRocessors Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Processor Type | | | Front Side Bus Speed | | | Socket Type |
| | With over 400 processors on the market, key features such as Processor Type, Front Side Bus Speed & Socket Type are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the processor you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of processors focusing on the key features: Processor Type, Front Side Bus Speed & Socket Type. |
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| Processor Type | | Sempron | £48.00 | | Celeron M | £64.00 | | Athlon 64 | £186.00 | | Athlon | £275.00 | | Opteron | £638.00 | | * | Xeon | £552.00 |
| | | Front Side Bus Speed | | 333 MHz | £36.00 | | 400 MHz | £110.00 | | 200 MHz | £135.00 | | 800 MHz | £297.00 | | 667 MHz | £1,805.00 | | * | 800 MHz | £297.00 |
| | | Socket Type | | Socket 754 | £71.00 | | mPGA479M | £133.00 | | Socket 939 | £190.00 | | Socket 604 | £519.00 | | * | Socket 604 | £519.00 |
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* Taking into account all current processors on the market the most desirable would be a processor with Xeon Processor Type, 800 MHz Front Side Bus Speed and Socket 604 Socket Type.
Price Guide
| Min | £31.48 | | Avg | £635.43 | | Max | £21,799.78 |
| | PRocessors cost anywhere from £31.48 for a basic processor with few features to around £21,799.78 for a fully featured processor. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | Intel | | | AMD | | | Hewlett | | | IBM | | | Fujitsu | | | Hewlett Packard |
| | The most popular processors brand is Intel. The most expensive processors brand is Hewlett. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for AMD branded processors as generally they offer the cheapest processors. |
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