Which workstation is better? (spec)

Kendo Nagasaki

Kendo Nagasaki

Kendo Nagasaki

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I've been using an HP workstation for a couple of months now and it’s a good bit of kit as I was able to spec it myself :p . However in the office where I work I’ve been asked to get something similar to the machine I have at the minute for a colleague. The spec of the two machines is as follows:

My Machine (HP xw4300):

- Intel Pentium D 960 3.6ghz
- 3gb DDRII SDRAM
- PNY Nvidia Quadro FX 540
- 250gb Hard disk

New Machine (HP xw4400):

- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4ghz)
- 2gb DDRII SDRAM
- PNY Nvidia Quadro FX 550
- 250gb Hard Disk

Now the question is - Do I take advantage of this situation and take the new machine and give my old one to my colleague or do I stick with the one I have? Are they much of a muchness or would the C2D be better? I use my machine for CAD, Photoshop, PowerPoint, 3D Studio Viz, Dreamweaver, etc..

Thanks
 
Also, can anyone provide a link that compares processor speeds or some source that could provide a factual response to which processor is best. I'm near sure that i've seen something like that before (website).
 
Thanks for the link Bug One - one for the favourites, I knew I had seen something like that before but just couldn't remember.

The C2D is better than the Pentium D - it’s good to see it in relation to other processors and how it performs in certain programmes.

Cheers
 
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