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    dv2000z Sempron 1.8ghz vs Turion 2.0ghz

    Discussion in 'HP' started by passive101, Feb 19, 2007.

  1. passive101

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    Mobile AMD Sempron(TM) 3500+ (1.80GHz/512KB)
    AMD Turion(TM) 64 Mobile MK-36 (2.0 GHz/512KB)

    How much of a performance increase would my g/f get in the sims 2 going from the sempron 1.8ghz to the Turion 2.0 ghz?

    The x2 is out of our price range.
     
    passive101, Feb 19, 2007
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    Probably not much.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 20, 2007
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    In the case of games, the GPU matters more than the CPU...see GPU Guide. But Sims should work well.
     
    Greg, Feb 20, 2007
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    The Sempron 3500+ should be fine. Any differnce is going to be 0 - 5% range. If you want benchmarks search the web for comparisions between the Athlon64 2800+(1.8/512k) & the 3000+(2.0/512k). The same difference will exist between the Sempron 3500+ & the Turion MK-36.

    The only advantage other than clock speed the MK 36 has over the Sempron is that it has hardware support for virtualization.
     
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    The performance increase is not that much. Sims should work great on either
     
    mtor, Feb 20, 2007
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