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    W3V 750 Dothan = What Pentium 4 Processor?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by CalibratedComa, Apr 2, 2005.

  1. CalibratedComa

    CalibratedComa Notebook Evangelist

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    Can anyone tell me what the equivalent Pentium 4 Processor (Desktop?) would be performance wise to the Pentium M 1.86 Sonoma based Dothan processor in the ASUS W3V? (Both running with identical memory)

    ie, Intel Pentium-M 750 Dothan (1.86Ghz; 533mhz w/ 2mb Cache)is equal to or closest performance wise to an Intel Pentium 4 HT 530 (3.0GHz)Processor.

    What about the equivalent in an AMD Athlon 64 Processor?

    Thanks in advance to all who reply [8D]

    (I'm no longer a Newbie, check it out...I'm officially a Notebook Enthusiast! yeah baby, yeah!!! [ :D]
     
    CalibratedComa, Apr 2, 2005
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    AFAIK, as a general rule of thumb you can multiply the frequency with 1.5 - i.e. 1.86GHz P-M = (roughly) 2.8GHz P4.

    Haven't seen any specific conversion tables around.
     
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    Actually, with the newer 533 FSB Dothan chips, the general rule is to multiply by 1.7-1.8x the speed to get the equivalent P4 speed.
    So it should be about 3.2 GHz P4

    As for AMD... that's a tougher comparison. Dothans are somewhat already equivalent to AMD as they both are "efficient" rather than "frequency" processors

    ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 1.5 Dothan, 512MB Ram, Toshiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700
     
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    Aurora,

    That is correct....... it's probably closer to the 1.7 multiplier though.

    Thanks,
    Justin
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    PROPortable, Apr 3, 2005
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    Thanks for the responses...no one has any idea when It comes to the AMD processors? [8D]
     
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    Damnit Justin, you've more than doubled my post count [} :)]
    all in good fun though...[ :D]

    ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 1.5 Dothan, 512MB Ram, Toshiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700
     
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    Well, AMD's have been running their **00+ campaign for the last couple years...... they just basically use that to say their 2.6 ghz (or whatever) is equal or batter than a 3400+ P4... thats what all that is about.

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    Justin
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    PROPortable, Apr 3, 2005
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