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    T6400 vs T6600?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by giorgio costa, Apr 13, 2009.

  1. giorgio costa

    giorgio costa Newbie

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    Is there any considerable change in gaming performance between these two processors?

    T6400:
    2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 Mb cache

    T6600:
    2.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 Mb cache

    I would use if mostly for casual gaming, maybe supreme commander at the most.

    Thanks
     
    giorgio costa, Apr 13, 2009
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There is little to no performance difference between the two.
     
    sgogeta4, Apr 13, 2009
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  3. stevezachtech

    stevezachtech Notebook Evangelist

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    Just as there is little difference between their model series names, they also have a very little difference in performance, the T6600 is only a successor of the T6400 for more up to date systems..
     
    stevezachtech, Apr 14, 2009
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    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    What's the price diffrence? If its $10 go for it. Anything more then that your wasting your money
     
    Tippey764, Apr 14, 2009
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    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    Actually the T6400 and T6600 were both introduced in 1/09 to replace the T5800 and T5900. The T6400 is widely used in retail configurations (the ones you'll find in stores). The T6600 is mostly found on CTO (configure-to-order) models as an upgrade (Dell and HP, in particular).

    In benchmark tests, the T6600 will perform a bit better than the T6400. Those tests measure the maximum performance possible...but it's rare that most of us push our processors to 100%. Everday performance between the T6400 and T6600 will be almost identical.

    I wouldn't spend the money to upgrade from the T6400 to T6600. If a P-series upgrade was available, that might be worth the $$$.
     
    allfiredup, Apr 14, 2009
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