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    Athlon vs Duo

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by solag3, Aug 6, 2006.

  1. solag3

    solag3 Notebook Consultant

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    AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-60 with HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
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    Intel Core Duo Processor T2600
    How are they differnt
    Thanks guys :)
     
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    MGS2392 NAND Cat!

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    Ones made for desktop and the other is made for a laptop.The FX-60 probably will give you more power, but the Core Duo will give you much more battery life. Expect about 1 to 1 and a half hours of battery life with the FX-60 (12 cell), and between 3-6 hours with the Core Duo, depending on the graphics and the battery. The AMD is also 64 bit capable, but that doesn't really matter now.
     
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    Intel smokes AMD when it comes to notebooks
     
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    We ARE talking about a desktop processor here, so really, there's no comparison. The FX-60 will have more oomph, but less battery. The T2600 really isn't worth it for the extra 160 MHz, and the FX-60 doesn't really belong in a notebook. I'd say the most I would go is a T2500. But if you're an absolute power junkie, and don't mind about weight nor battery, go for the FX-60. Otherwise, for mobile stuff, forget the T2600 and go down to a cheaper, still similarly powerful T2500.
     
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    The big diff is batter life right
     
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    Yeah. Pretty much. And maybe power. The FX-60 is one beastly chip (at a scary price of $1000), although I heard that Conroe Core 2 Duos are easily beating them out.
     
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    Oh yeah a Desktop (Conroe) Core 2 Duo smokes the FX-60. And im not talking about the x6800 (Extream version with HT I believe) I mean the mainstream Core 2's. Intel has AMD's balls about an inch from the proverbial band saw right now. There really is no comparison between the FX-60 and the x6800. Intel's back with a winner!
     
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    actually the mid core 2 duo beat the fx chips by a good margin so a t2600 will be slightly slowerthen the fx chip and a t2700 would be about on par with the fx chip.

    yeah the fx is a beefey chip and all but yonah is a beefey chip even with the lower fsb.
     
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