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What is the difference between these two Intel processors?
I'm looking at buying laptop, and am tossing up between these two Toshibas; one has an Intel Pentium Dual Core processor T4300 2.1GHz, and the other Intel Core2Duo 2.2GHz. They both have 4Gb of RAM.
I'm buying this laptop to use at uni, if that gives you an indication of my usage. Which would be better? Or would I not notice a difference?
I'm going to be studying physics and music technology, but I don't know if we're required to buy certain software for our own computers for these subjects
3 Answers
- Masked MusketeerLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
The Pentium Dual core series have a smaller L2 cache -- typically only 1 megabyte. And it has a 800mhz front side bus.
The Core 2 Duo series have between 2 to 4 megabytes of cache, depending on the model, and has a 1066mhz front side bus.
The latter is of course, faster, more energy efficient, and will give you better performance.
The former is a budget CPU -- cost effective but not exactly high end. It's okay for general usage but high end things like Photoshop, video editing, and gaming is out of the question.
Before you make a purchase decision think about the type of programs you're going to run on it. If you're arts student for example, you might want a faster CPU so you can run Photoshop on it. If you just need something to word process on, the lower end option is fine.
- DanielaLv 45 years ago
The i5-580M is newer tech, and is faster. Both processors eat the same amount of power so no difference in battery life. And you may notice a little difference in speed difference but not much.
- 1 decade ago
