T2050 Vs. T2300 Vs. T2400 Vs T2500

Hello,

I heard that performance between these processors are somewhat small while price range has huge gap. How much performance increase would I see?


Thank you~

 

Around 5-10% between each of them, I'd wager. The T2050 runs at 1.6GHz (with a slower FSB I believe), the T2300 at 1.66, the T2400 at 1.83 and the T2500 at 2.0GHz. Your performance will scale nearly linearly with clock speed because they're all the same processor, just different speeds. So if the 2050 ranks at relative 1 on a scale, a T2300 would be a 1.04, a T2400 would be a 1.14 and a T2500 would be a 1.25. You get to decide how much is worth the extra cash. The jump from a T2050 to a T2400 is pretty huge, though. This does skew things in favor of the T2050 because it runs at a slower bus speed than the other processors, though. You can probably add 2-5% to each of the other ratings to compensate for that.

 

If you're looking for performance, the T2050 and T2250's slower FSB speeds mean that the overall system is slower as well, not just the processor. This might cause performance bottlenecks in the memory, for example. If the notebook in question uses integrated graphics that will be slowed down as well.

On another hand, clockspeeds and power consumption/stability go hand in hand. A slower FSB will exhibit slightly better stability and lower power consumption than a equivalent faster FSB system.

 

Thank you Pitabred and fiish for your response!

 

T2400 IMO, is the best balace of speed, performance and price.

 

For best buy price 2 performance ratio, go with T2400

 

What applications will you be running most often with this notebook? If you could also give us the upgrade prices, that would be useful - a lot of manufacturers overcharge for the upgrades.