Intel Pentium M vs Core 2 Duo

I know its not a very fair comparation from what i have read. But if you compare a Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 1.80GHz, 800MHz FSB and 2 MB L2 cache and an Intel Pentium M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz, 2 Mb L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB).
By how much would the core 2 duo outpreform the Pentium M?

 

The Core 2 will be at least 60-80% faster than the P-M...probably more. And there is no comparison when it comes to heavy multitasking.

 

Thanks for the answer

 

i was amazed recently that my c2d(1.66) scored more in performance than cd(1.88) by more than 40%

 

not all applications utilize dual cores, but they are the future so....its up to you really, they arent any worse....just make sure you go INTEL and not amd ;p

I guess you could compare it to an ambidextrous tennis player

 

There is simply no comparison between the Pentium M and Core 2 Duo in terms of performance.

However, I would argue that the Pentium M still has the edge in terms of battery life, with a TDP of 21W (Dothan) as opposed to the 35W for Merom or Yonah.

 

That just makes me cry. :cry: :cry: :cry:

 

Hey what do you mean stay away from AMD? I know C2D will easily best (crush) a Turion X2 but a Turion will beat a dual core and crush a P-M.

 

I did some computation on single threaded apps (superpi), and I determined that for single threaded apps core duo is about 35% faster than pentium M dothan for the same clock speed.
Core 2Duos will be a bit faster.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=2344470&postcount=1053

 

I feel the same way over here (1.86GHz PM), but using Windows XP it is fairly quick.

Put it this way - you could have a Pentium 4.

As far as the C2D vs. PM - I've used different machines with both processors with XP and Vista, and the C2D has a more "instant" response to everything. It's snappier in general tasks and for demanding stuff there in comparison. However as I said, the PM is fine under XP. I switched back to XP from Vista and I'll never be doing the opposite for however long I own this notebook and hopefully I'll be able to get XP on my next notebook . . .

 

Sorry to shift subject but Vista is that bad in your opinion? I have XP.

 

I have a P4 in a laptop... That thing gets HOT!

 

no AMD can beat a Core 2 Duo, they're simply the best processors ever!

 

pentium-m has a lower TDP, whats the average battery life on on laptops with those processors?

 

On my Toshiba Pentium M, I get over 3 hours.

 

Is that with undervolting ?
Pentium M's are nice in that all multipliers can be undervolted

 

AMd turions 65 nm against similair C2D are very similair in performance
both sqaush pentium M even the 90nm turions

 

Hey!

My laptop is so messed up I'll hopefully be getting a replacement.

Some poster mentioned that the Turion can best the P-M; AMD has been yielding inferior performance when comparing every generation of processor.
P-M vs Turion = Intel wins
Core Duo vs Turion X2 = Intel wins
Core 2 Duo vs Turion X2 = I think no further comment is necessary...

 

No, I wouldn't know how to do that stuff. And I have no desire to learn.

 

I am not trying to bait or flame or what ever it is called. But what do you base that on? I am basing on MIPS and MFLOPS, Turion X2 beats core duo (clock for clock) and lower. I would like to hear your standards and sources, even more so with the P-M because if someone wants to claim the core duo is better I am not going to argue they are so close an argument can be made either way but P-M makes me question the messenger. And yes as I said B/4 C2D wins all!

 

Its really simple, all done in software (NHC), no expertise required.
And mainly, its FUN

See

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=158647

For links to guides.

 

It's not fun... you can't use your lappy while checking for stability. It's like 8 tests per multiplier, and each take like 10-15 min to do. The end result is quite satisfying though.

 

Maybe I'll try it on my old HP laptop sometime.

 

P-M vs Turion
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=34121
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pentium+m+vs+turion+64&btnG=Search

Many of the comparison reviews agree that the Turion beats the Pentium M in terms of performance, but the Pentium M yields much better battery life. One might argue that one is better than the other, but I guess it all comes down to what you need from your laptop; performance or mobility? Personally I favor the Pentium M b/c of the better battery life while still performing almost as well as the Turion.

Core Duo vs Turion X2
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=71674

Core 2 Duo vs Turion X2
I won't even supply a link; the X2 is a generation behind the Core 2 Duo

 

What software do you use ?
I use NHC, it has a 30 sec stability short test, there are longer tests, but they are useless.
So I do a 30 sec NHC test, then immediately start on Prime95. Sometime Prime95 gives an error inside 30 seconds, then I increase the voltage. Else, I let it run and do my usual stuff.
So almost no downtime.

These past 5 days prime95 has been running 24/7 (on different voltage settings). I've continued doing my usual stuff while its running. Prime95 does not lock up the resources, I cant even tell its running (except for the fact that cpu usage is 100% )

 

I use NHC. I use the longer NHC test. You can't tell when all your cpu is being used? what kind of a slow ass computer/windows install do you have? Or am I just being waaay too impatient?

 

No, I think its a property of prime95, it just takes the cpu that other processes arnt using.
NHC takes up all of it, and just locks up the computer.

Anyway, I've found NHC tests to e extremely unreliable. I'm had the voltage settings pass the NHC 15 min test, and yet Prime95 give errors at TWO NOTCHES ABOVE THE NHC PASS SETTING

Now I just use prime 95.

 

Ah right. Gonna have to do that when i get my laptop back.