Intel core duo vs Intel Pentium M 740

http://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu/showchart.aspx?mmID=32,15&familyID=2&culture=en-US

I was wondering which of these 2 runs faster.

I plan to buy a laptop on www.xxodd.nl and there they have the D900K with AMD X2 64 but very expensive. They have a laptop with T2300 (and higher) and one (almost the same price) with M-740 and higher.


The X2 from AMD is too expensive for me.

Which of the others should i take? (further i put in: GF7900GTX, 2GB RAM, 80GB 7200RPM)

 

To be honest on single threaded apps which most common ones are it's going to be close. I would say within 5-10% of each other. Now multi threaded is far different. In the new core duos they can help up to like 30/40% more when using programs that take advantage. So you have to figure core duo is the way to go. I can tell you I play games on it and multitask like no other. It truly does help, programs minimize faster, and general responsiveness is more fluid. 740 will probably start dropping in price further because dual core technology is here to stay. Hope that breaks it down for you better, I would still highly recommend the duo if your not on a strict budget. I may get arguments on this one, but if you have used a core duo for awhile it's definately a big plus to have that extra power when you need it.