Dual core P4s exist - the Pentium 4 D series. It has 64bit extensions, so it's able to run WinXP 64bit and the upcoming Windows Vista. Each core has its own L1 data cache, micro-op cache and L2 data cache. A good CPU. Dual core Athlon64s: each core has its own 64K L1 cache and 512K/1MB L2 cache, depending on the model. The 4200 and 4600 have 512K L2 cache per core, the 4400 and 4800 have 1 MB L2 cache per core. The Poser 5 benchmark by Jim Burton - results are in the Poser forum, a couple of months back - seemed to indicate that a large L2 cache is very beneficial to Poser. So the Pentium 4 D should perform well, as should the Athlon64x2 4400 and 4800. Prices: Athlon64x2 4400 should cost about $500, the 4800 about $900. Pentium 4 D series: 2.80 Ghz at about $250, 3 Ghz at about $350, 3.2 Ghz at about $600. Looks like Intel is undercutting AMDs pricing. Usually it's the other way around.

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