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    P8400 vs T9300

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by euphoriuhh, Nov 24, 2008.

  1. euphoriuhh

    euphoriuhh Notebook Enthusiast

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    which would you prefer?
    P8400, since it is newer and has a higher bus speed?
    or T9300, since it has higher processor speed, and more cache?

    speed vs bus vs cache...

    trying to decide if a high end Studio1535 will be sufficient or if i should really hold out and go for the Studio1537..
     
    euphoriuhh, Nov 24, 2008
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    What are you going to do with this notebook?
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 24, 2008
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    euphoriuhh Notebook Enthusiast

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    the most intensive things ill be doing will be graphic editing (photoshop), music production (ableton), video editing... not much gaming at all.
     
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    Deathwinger Notebook Virtuoso

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    T9300 then
     
    Deathwinger, Nov 24, 2008
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    euphoriuhh Notebook Enthusiast

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    awesome. thanks!
    that pretty much seals the deal of getting a pimp studio 1535 from the outlet , as opposed to holding out for a newer 1537...
     
    euphoriuhh, Nov 24, 2008
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    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    Dont forget the t9300 is 35watt while the p8400 is 25watt
     
    Tippey764, Nov 24, 2008
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    lamtutu Notebook Consultant

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    How about P9500 VS T9300 (both are 2.53)
     
    lamtutu, Nov 24, 2008
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    T9300 is 2.5ghz, not 2.53.
     
    Diablo, Nov 24, 2008
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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The T9300 clocks at 2.5GHz with an 800MHz FSB and the P9500 clocks at 2.533GHz with a 1066MHz FSB. In general I'd say there really shouldn't be that much a performance gap between these two - the P9500 might be a tad bit faster, but it shouldn't be noticeable.

    The bigger difference is that the T9300 is a 35W part while the P9500 is a 25W part. If you want to shell out more for the potential better battery life or lesser fan movement, by all means go for the P9500. Else, the T9300 is already a fine processor.
     
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    euphoriuhh Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks! despite the extra power-suck, i went with the T9300 in a refurbished studio1535 w/ 3GB ram -
     
    euphoriuhh, Nov 24, 2008
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