Comparing CPUs
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From: starved on 8 Sep 2008 22:06 My current machine is a Dimension 4700 with an Intel Pentium 3.0 GHz CPU. To replace it, I'm looking to buy an Inspiron 518, and I'm wondering which CPU to get. I've narrowed it down to these two choices: Intel Pentium dual-core 2.0 GHz (Included in Price] Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz (add $80) How do these two new CPUs stack up against my current machine? Are both of these dual core CPUs faster, even though their clock speed is less than 3.0 GHz? Do I really need the Core 2 Duo? I'm not going to use the new machine for gaming or anything extraordinary; basically just web surfing, e- mail, and Microsoft Office. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
From: starved on 15 Sep 2008 12:57 On Sep 8, 9:06 pm, star...(a)rock.com wrote: > My current machine is a Dimension 4700 with an Intel Pentium 3.0 GHz > CPU. > > To replace it, I'm looking to buy an Inspiron 518, and I'm wondering > which CPU to get. I've narrowed it down to these two choices: > > Intel Pentium dual-core 2.0 GHz (Included in Price] > Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz (add $80) > > How do these two new CPUs stack up against my current machine? Are > both of these dual core CPUs faster, even though their clock speed is > less than 3.0 GHz? > > Do I really need the Core 2 Duo? I'm not going to use the new machine > for gaming or anything extraordinary; basically just web surfing, e- > mail, and Microsoft Office. > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. No replies to be had from anyone? Help a brutha out man.
From: georgie on 15 Sep 2008 13:33 You can't just go by GHz anymore to rank the processors since Intel has many different L2 cache levels and Front Side Bus speeds now too. Also, the latest processors are more energy efficient. You can easily find ratings through a google search if you input the numbers which Dell should give you, e.g, E4600 or E7200 or Q6600 or whatever. Here's an overview of what's out there: http://www.allyncs.com/docs/IntelProcGuide.html For your intended purposes, sounds like any processor these days would be adequate, but to "future-proof" you might consider stepping up to a better processor - depends on your budget though. But it's a lot easier to upgrade hard drives and graphics cards in the future than a processor...so don't spend too much up front for those other upgrades. On Sep 15, 12:57 pm, star...(a)rock.com wrote: > On Sep 8, 9:06 pm, star...(a)rock.com wrote: > > > > > My current machine is a Dimension 4700 with an Intel Pentium 3.0 GHz > > CPU. > > > To replace it, I'm looking to buy an Inspiron 518, and I'm wondering > > which CPU to get. I've narrowed it down to these two choices: > > > Intel Pentium dual-core 2.0 GHz (Included in Price] > > Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz (add $80) > > > How do these two new CPUs stack up against my current machine? Are > > both of these dual core CPUs faster, even though their clock speed is > > less than 3.0 GHz? > > > Do I really need the Core 2 Duo? I'm not going to use the new machine > > for gaming or anything extraordinary; basically just web surfing, e- > > mail, and Microsoft Office. > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > No replies to be had from anyone? > > Help a brutha out man.
From: Daddy on 15 Sep 2008 13:39 See below. Daddy <starved(a)rock.com> wrote in message news:088b6c76-7fa4-4fc5-b634-64a6ebb16e11(a)a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... On Sep 8, 9:06 pm, star...(a)rock.com wrote: > My current machine is a Dimension 4700 with an Intel Pentium 3.0 GHz > CPU. > > To replace it, I'm looking to buy an Inspiron 518, and I'm wondering > which CPU to get. I've narrowed it down to these two choices: > > Intel Pentium dual-core 2.0 GHz (Included in Price] > Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz (add $80) > > How do these two new CPUs stack up against my current machine? Are > both of these dual core CPUs faster, even though their clock speed is > less than 3.0 GHz? > > Do I really need the Core 2 Duo? I'm not going to use the new machine > for gaming or anything extraordinary; basically just web surfing, e- > mail, and Microsoft Office. > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. No replies to be had from anyone? Help a brutha out man. Either of those CPUs will be faster than what you have now. That's the simple answer. Beyond that things get complicated really quickly. Are you a gamer? Do you do lots of CPU-intensive work, like video editing or Photoshop? Do you go all crazy if your programs don't open in the blink of an eye? Do you see yourself upgrading your CPU in the future? If the answer to all 4 questions is 'no' save your money and choose the cheaper processor. Daddy
From: Ben Myers on 16 Sep 2008 08:58 FWIW, upgrading the processor in a Dell system with an LGA 775 socket is pretty easy. The hardest part is buying a CPU that is guaranteed compatible with motherboard and its BIOS. Next is removal of the heat sink and any plastic covering it to guide the air properly. LGA 775 has a simple level mechanism to open the socket and remove the CPU. Installing the CPU is the reverse of these steps, preceded by a little bit of new thermal grease on top of the CPU. Now then, upgrading the CPU on a LAPTOP! That can get pretty tricky, depending on the motherboard design... Ben Myers On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:33:42 -0700 (PDT), georgie <kestrels(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >You can't just go by GHz anymore to rank the processors since Intel >has many different L2 cache levels and Front Side Bus speeds now too. >Also, the latest processors are more energy efficient. You can easily >find ratings through a google search if you input the numbers which >Dell should give you, e.g, E4600 or E7200 or Q6600 or whatever. >Here's an overview of what's out there: >http://www.allyncs.com/docs/IntelProcGuide.html > >For your intended purposes, sounds like any processor these days would >be adequate, but to "future-proof" you might consider stepping up to a >better processor - depends on your budget though. But it's a lot >easier to upgrade hard drives and graphics cards in the future than a >processor...so don't spend too much up front for those other >upgrades. > > > > >On Sep 15, 12:57 pm, star...(a)rock.com wrote: >> On Sep 8, 9:06 pm, star...(a)rock.com wrote: >> >> >> >> > My current machine is a Dimension 4700 with an Intel Pentium 3.0 GHz >> > CPU. >> >> > To replace it, I'm looking to buy an Inspiron 518, and I'm wondering >> > which CPU to get. I've narrowed it down to these two choices: >> >> > Intel Pentium dual-core 2.0 GHz (Included in Price] >> > Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz (add $80) >> >> > How do these two new CPUs stack up against my current machine? Are >> > both of these dual core CPUs faster, even though their clock speed is >> > less than 3.0 GHz? >> >> > Do I really need the Core 2 Duo? I'm not going to use the new machine >> > for gaming or anything extraordinary; basically just web surfing, e- >> > mail, and Microsoft Office. >> >> > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. >> >> No replies to be had from anyone? >> >> Help a brutha out man.
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