CPU Price Comparison

Why is this T7600 almost twice the price of the T9300 at New Egg when the specs on the T9300 make it appear to be the better CPU ? /T7600 $645.99 Series: Core 2 Duo
FSB: 667MHz
L2 Cache: 4MB
Manufacturing Tech: 65 nm
64 bit Support: Yes
Hyper-Threading Support: No
Virtualization Technology Support: Yes
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, EM64T
Model #: BX80537T7600
Item #: N82E16819111300
T9300 Series--$334.99- Core 2 Duo
FSB: 800MHz
L2 Cache: 6MB
Manufacturing Tech: 45 nm
64 bit Support: Yes
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, EM64T
Voltage: 1.062V-1.150V
Model #: BX80576T9300
Item #: N82E16819111001

 

The T7600 is the fastest Socket M Core 2 Duo.

Whereas the T9300 is more like a 'budget performance' Socket P C2D. (And not the fastest Socket P)

CPU prices are according to performance + compatibility (specific to a particular socket type).

 

Why is the Socket P considered budget when compared to the Socket M ?

 

Well, think of it this way.

You have a 945GM notebook, and you want the best CPU in it, irrespective of the cost. You cannot install a T9500 or a T9600. Your only option is the T7600, which is the best upgrade for the Napa Platform (so it is expensive, and since it is the fastest CPU you can install, its cost is high even as an OEM)

You have one CPU above the T9300 -- the T9500, which is the best CPU upgrade for the Santa Rosa Platform. (Not considering the X9000, since it is not available as Retail)

CPU prices are basically classified according to compatibility. (Carmel | Sonoma | Napa | Santa Rosa | Montevina)

Comparing a T9500 and a T7600 would be absurd, since the two are not cross-compatible.

A better buy than the T7600 is the T7400, which is considerably cheaper.

 

The T7600 is an awesome processor that is why.
If you are deciding between the T7600 and the T9300, well you need to study a bit more.
The T7600 is a socket M processor and the T9300 is a socket P processor.
They are not interchangeable, so you must make sure which socket your laptop has before deciding to upgrade the cpu.

K-TRON

 

Actually I was just killing time at New Egg, browsing CPU prices (I think the T9300 in my newly aquired T61 makes the TL-50 CPU in my Compaq look silly by comparison),and I was just wondering why the T7600 was twice the price of a T9300. I dont plan on upgrading the CPU in my T61. Are you also saying that in addition to the T9300 and T7600 not being interchangeable, that the T7600 is a stronger performer, and if so, how so ?
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T7600 (2.33GHz; 4MB L2; 667MHz)
T9300 (2.50GHz; 6MB L2; 800MHz; Newer architecture; New instruction sets added)

The T9300 is better than a T7600, but is not twice as fast.

 

OK, Thats what I thought, thanks. The rep at lenovo also said that the T9300 had some additional video encoding capabilities that the T7700 did not, and I was wondering what they were. (Yes I know Ive switched to talking about a T7700 instead of a T7600)

 

The tech doesnt know what he is talking about. Both cpus have the same instruction sets, and both will perform equal to each other.
(The T7700 and T9300)

K-TRON

 

All applications cannot take advantage of SSE4.1

If your favourite encoder can, a X9000 will destroy even a X7800.

 

I think the OP would notice a difference if he plans to run games or work with multimedia files (ie, push the CPU); the higher frequency, RAM speed and larger cache do add up. However, if the OP doesn't run these applications, it would be wiser to save money and simply buy the T7700.

Buy what you need, not what is better.

 

I see the thread hijacked sign, please feel free to hijack as much as you like. T7700
FSB: 800MHz
L2 Cache: 4MB
Manufacturing Tech: 65 nm
64 bit Support: Yes
Hyper-Threading Support: No
Virtualization Technology Support: Yes
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, EM64T
Model #: BX80537T7700