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    Help me compare a couple processors

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by economist, Jul 30, 2009.

  1. economist

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    I'm looking to buy a laptop over the next couple months, and am looking at the Lenovo value line or the Dell Inspiron 15. The specs on the few models I was looking at were essentially the same, except they have different processors, which is why I seek your advice. Below are the three processors I was looking at, and I wanted to get your advice on them. Basically, I'm just looking for a rank ordering, and maybe a quick explanation of how much better one is in comparison to the others. Also, feel free to offer any additional advice on processors, laptops, etc.

    1. Intel® Core™ Duo T4200 ( 2GHz 800MHz 1MB )

    2. Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache)

    3. Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6500 (2.10GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
     
    economist, Jul 30, 2009
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  2. Kallogan

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    Lol there are too many processors out there. Intel likes to disconcert their customers. The T6500 is the best for sure.
     
    Kallogan, Jul 30, 2009
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    Thank you. Is it way better than the other two? And are the other two about equal to each other?
     
    economist, Jul 30, 2009
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    You should be able to compare them here
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jul 30, 2009
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    I believe the three are kinda from different generations so to speak with the Core 2 duo being the most recent and the most powerful.
     
    TevashSzat, Jul 30, 2009
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    The core 2 duo will throw the other two processors around like a rag doll.
     
    MrX8503, Jul 30, 2009
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    A core2duo is supposedly about 10% faster than the same speed coreduo
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jul 30, 2009
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  8. MrX8503

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    I'm not so sure about that, where did you hear that?

    I think a core 2 duo is much faster than that. Remember a Core Duo doesn't have any of the Conroe architecture, which was what thrusted Intel way beyond AMD.
     
    MrX8503, Jul 30, 2009
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    To the original poster, the first two CPU's that you listed are actually one and the same chip (T4200) Look at the specs to compaire, they're actually identical.

    In essence, as a general rule, the Core 2 Duo is the best chip to go for, as it's of a newer architecture. It should have extra instruction sets (SSE4, SSE4.1 etc.) in comparison to a "Pentum". Intel announced a while ago that they were no longer going to manufacture the "Pentium" brand name, however looking on their processor identifier, the "Pentium" T4200 was manufactured in Quarter 1 of this year. The C2D was manufactured in Q2. They both have similar thermal properties (35W) and transistor count (410 million) - However, the C2D has more Line 2 cache, and is clocked 100Mhz higher.

    Originally, Pentium's and the original Core line (Not Core 2) for laptops didn't support 64bit. Core 2 has always supported 64 bit.

    Summary: I'd go for the Core 2. :)
     
    StealthSwift, Jul 30, 2009
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    Heard it loads of time on this forum , when core2duo had just come out.

     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jul 30, 2009
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  11. MrX8503

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    Its a lie.

    Core 2 Duo > Athlon X2 > Core Duo
     
    MrX8503, Aug 1, 2009
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