Intel P7350

Ok,


I just purchased my laptop. I ended up with an HP DV-5t thru hp.com. I got everything I wanted on it. and am otherwise happy. After 3 months of research, and starting out knowing NOTHING AT ALL. I am confident in my decision, and the price I paid.

But I have to tell you, processors around here change faster then I change my undies! I didnt even mess with AMD, just Intel. I didnt need to confuse myself anymore then necissary. I figured AMD's stock price spoke volumes, LOL.

So, I just got the P7350.. and now I'm wondering... is that SLOW?!?!?!!

Tell me what you think? there are options for upgrades of course, but seriously! isnt this the "new" mobile processor line that just came out?

I'm comparing it to the T8100, which is what I otherwise would have chosen on other notebook configurations. and as far as processors being offered in the stores "ready to take home" notebooks, they all seem to have the T5750.

So, tell me your thoughts, they are more then welcome!

 

Its good enough for everything. You could have shaved off a few minutes when doing video encoding, conversion, image-editing, etc etc with a P9500/T9600, but the P7350 can play all the games out there, and can handle all intensive tasks with ease.

The P7350 will be a little bit faster than the T8100 in synthetic benchies....

Later, after the warranty ends, you can try upgrading to a T9600/X9100 or better.

 

What might that be
Didn't the QX/Q require a different mobo?

 

Dunno, the QCs do have the same pin package, but probably a different pin-out. I have seen manufacturers listing the QC option with the C2Ds, and not develop a different notebook altogether....

 

Sorry to say P7350 is nothing but a off road map processor by Intel. It is nothing but a very cheap processor. It can not compare with any current processor as P8400, P8600, P9500 or X9100.

 

Well, the only difference between the P7350 and the P8400, is a difference of 0.26GHz per core....Not much I guess

So, what makes it 'off-road map processor' ?

 

Its missing advanced features aswell

Like IVT, IDA, etc

Not a big deal if your on a budget..

 

Well, P7350 does support IVT

 

Intel will offer off road map processor for a cheaper price, but take out a lot of features such as Speedstep, TxT and Intel SIPP.

Bus/Core ratio is 7.5 vs. 8.6.

 

Well, its just 1x multiplier lower than the P8400, and it should have EIST,even Pentium Ms supported SpeedStep.

 

Only Celerons dont have EIST as far as i know..

 

IDA is a good thing, but is IVT that necessary?

 

Well, cr@p!

I have no idea what all of this means, I guess I didnt research enough to make a very informed decision?

Am I going to be missrable with this proessor?!

I multitask alot, and that is my main concern, can I do everything without all the lag time that I cant stand!?

My notebook is supposed to ship out Monday. cr@p I hope I'm not dissapointed.

 

The P7350 is comparable in performance to a T8100.
To multi-task in windows, you'll basically need a fast HDD and 3-4GB RAM.

 

Relax! All you are missing out on are features you'd probably never use. If you haven't heard of it, you don't need it!

As andy said, for multitasking, the most important requirement is lots of RAM..

As for IDA.. I personally like it disabled.. A 1x or 2x multiplier over stock, with one of the cores disabled, isn't really appealing to me.. What can any real world, single threaded app gain with a 200-300 MHz greater clock speed, when all other processes are also trying to get through to the same core? It would just create artificial bottlenecks.

 

Agreed - relax, there's absolutely nothing to worry about. As Onesueh mentioned, the P7350 is a budget processor only because it is not officially acknowledged by Intel. It is Intel's way of competing with AMD on the low-end, by offering processors for dirt cheap prices. That way the OEMs like HP have some incentive to push budget Intel machines.

You would not notice the difference between a P7350 and a P8400.

Enjoy your notebook, and don't worry about the CPU.