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    Benchmark new ULV Core 2 Duo

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by buzzman, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. buzzman

    buzzman Notebook Geek

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    I’m looking for a homepage which contains benchmarks of all Core 2 Duo processors. I’m wondering how “bad” the ultra low voltage processors are in comparison to the normal 2.0 GHz processors (or even Centrino) and so on.
    Gaming is not important, just office stuff and some photoshop image editing. Or how good Vista works on the new ULV processors.

    Do you know good sites in the web?
    Thank you!
     
    buzzman, Jul 18, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Low voltage doesn't mean lower performance. Just means less voltage, as the name implies.

    So a ULV 2.0GHz cpu will perform EXACTLY as a normal 2.0GHz cpu.

    So if you want to compare your ULV to a normal 2.0GHz cpu, tell us the speed, bus and cache of ur ULV cpu.
     
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  3. buzzman

    buzzman Notebook Geek

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    I don't have a notebook at the moment. I'm buying one soon but i'm not sure if a ULV would be enough.
    for example, the Toshiba tablet Portégé R400 has a 1.20 GHz ULV processor (2MB Cache, 533 FSB) and i'm wondering how it much less performance i would have.
    But if it is exactly the same like normal Core2Duos it may be too bad (the 1.2GHZ).

    Thanks!
     
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  4. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Obivously a 1.2 vs a 2.0 is a pretty big difference.

    Depends on what you do with your laptop. If it's just basic web browsing, email, word documents etc. then the 1.2 will be fine. Worry more about ram and hd speed, especially if ur running vista.

    But if you plan on doing more complext tasks then those noted above, you will see a pretty decent difference in the two cpus.
     
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  5. lupin..the..3rd

    lupin..the..3rd Notebook Evangelist

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    Based on your description of intended usage, the 1.2 should be just fine. As has already been mentioned, make sure you get at least 2GB of RAM and get a fast HDD. Many subnotebooks come with a 4200 rpm drive which is slooooow. You want a 5400 rpm drive at least.
     
    lupin..the..3rd, Jul 18, 2007
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    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    im running my 2ghz C2D at 1ghz constantly (via RMClock locking) most of the time and for movie watching and browsing its a good performer.
     
    SideSwipe, Jul 18, 2007
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