Question on laptop processors please help

im buying my first laptop for world of warcraft and internet videocasting and 3d rendering eventually...my question is whats the difference in the various processors
AMD Athlon
AMD Athlon X2
AMD TURION
AMD TURION X2
Intel Dual Core
Intel dual Core Quad
intel Duo
Intel Centrino
Intel Centrino 2

i mean 2.3 gighertz proc is the same no matter maker isnt it ? im leaning towards intel cause they have a better battery life which is what i need to be on battery power 3-4 hours before i connect to electric

 

The AMD's are generally slower than Intel's on a clock-to-clock comparison. If you can, get a Core 2 Duo over 2 ghz, and you'll not be disappointed with performance.

 

hey man buy core 2 duo best processors T9800 or T9900

 

thank you now ive found a few core 2 duos but my question is also if its 2.0 gigahertz and 2.26 gighertz will i see that much of a difference or no?

 

If it's 2.00GHz and 2.26GHz on the same core, no it won't make much of a difference. If it's 2.00GHz on a T5x00 chip and 2.26GHz on a T9x00 chip, there will be a significant difference.

 

Centrino is not a processor, it is a platform composed of a processor/chipset/wireless combination. It is just a marketing strategy used by INTEL.
Most Intel mobile processors on the market today are faster per MHz clock speed than AMD. However the AMD Turion Ultra ZM series are actually pretty good processors for mainstream-high end users.
They are not as fast as the Intel's upper echelon of processors, but they are more than enough for most people.

Since your primary task is rendering, you would want a fast dual core or a lower clocked quad core. The more processing power you have the faster rendering will be.

K-TRON

 

I recommend you a quad-core processor, if you can afford it. It offers significant performance advantage over dual-core processors in your field of work.
OHH-now i noticed, that you need good battery life. I recommend you buy a Core 2 Duo system with an above-normal battery capacity and max. 15.4" screen. With a good (at least 9-cell) battery, small screen and effecient processor, you should get the battery time, you need.

 

most batteries ive seen roughly last about 2 - 2hours 30 mins even the core 2 duo systems with nvidia graphics the long lasting ones are of course the regular intel chip graphics which im told run wow on lowest settings and only good for that

 

If you can get a much better GPU with the Turion X2 Ultra (Make sure its Ultra, Bigger Cache) then go for it. In Canada, in Store, I needed a laptop fast and none of the Intel setups had a GPU better than a 9600M GT.

So I risked it and went for the Turion X2 Ultra ZM with the ATI 3850. And I haven't looked back.

Generally all the AMD Laptop CPUs got completely owned by Intel, however the Turion X2 Ultra (ZM Series) perform simular to the lower numbered C2D's.

My Last laptop had a T7500 C2D, and my new laptop with the Turion X2 Ultra does score better than the T7500 in WPrime, I also noticed it plays HD videos with much lower CPU usage. And it actually ran cooler (could be because newer laptop has better cooling), only down side was battery life was a tiny bit worse but then again the new laptops screen is bigger and the GPUs a hog.

So don't let a Turion X2 Ultra turn you off, just remember its equivelent to about a T7XXX Series CPU.

If your doing serious rendering (Quad Core would be recommend), however, I wouldn't suggest doing big renders on a laptop. Its probably not very good for it, I feed my renders into my home network which does the work in a bunch of old PCs hooked up like drones.

 

How much 3D rendering will you do? What is your budget?

If it's just games, day-to-day tasks and light rendering, you do not need to spend that much nor do you need to upgrade your CPU. For most uses, basic dual core AMDs and Intels are both good choices.

If you use high processor demanding programs then go for a quad core (on A/C power). For power users, where cost is justified by work or academic need, then Intel quad core is the best.

If you are rendering on the go (stressing CPU often), Intel P series processor will give you the best battery life. It is a compromise in terms of power and processing capabilities.

 

i wont be doing heavy renders maybe little clips will use desktop for big renders and most of the rendering i might just use laptop to set the scene save the file transfer it to the desktop and render on it and use laptop for other things surfing internet broadcasting and World of warcraft and D&D

my current desktop is amd athlon 64 +3500 which i used for rendering before

 

If I were you I would go for a well performing ATI GPU with AMD CPU. But thats just me, Ive been extremely happy with the output im getting from my laptop. eitherway you can't go wrong. But Id say go for the thing with the best GPU and a somewhat suitable CPU.

Btw, a AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM (And also a Intel C2D) series will really blow away your Athlon 64 +3500.

 

sounds good as i said tho my best bet is staples officemax or best buy retails all thats near me and i like going in testing out etc and then purchasing it also makes if i have to return it alot easier the least money ican spend the better so if i can get good world of warcraft and internet surfing photo and video editing out of a laptop thats great specially if i can upgrade the processor later down the line