Processor comparison

paddymick_2000

I understand a Dell Core Duo is faster than a Dual Core, but how do you know which is faster between

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4400 (2.2GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache)

Inspiron 1545 Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 (2.1GHz,800MHz,2MB)

I always though it was the 2.2Ghz that decided the speed in which case the forst one would be faster.

Please help

FoxT

The Passmark software people do benchmarks on Intel & AMD CPUs....results here:

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

The T4400 gets a mark of 1514
The T6500 gets 1428

This means the T4400 is a bit faster - but not enough that you'd actually notice in normal usage.

Cheers, FoxT

paddymick_2000

thanks for that

Voodu Child

In the real world, it'd actually likely be the other way around - T6500 faster than T4400. Having twice the L2 cache (200%) makes up for the ~5% clockspeed difference. See attachment - it beats it by a tiny amount in most benchmarks.

But again, the difference is so tiny that it'll be unnoticeable.

Alanstrainor

Go for the cheapest! The difference is so small that it's not worth paying for.

paddymick_2000

Just buying a laptop for general use. Should I pay the extra for a graphics card

Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD [Included in Price]

or


256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330 [add € 49.79 or €2/month1]
[SIZE=-1]Dell Recommended[/SIZE]
Thanks for the advice

same for wireless

Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) [Included in Price]
Dell Wireless 1515 Half Mini Card (802.11n) [add € 19.91 or € 0.75/month1]
Dell Recommended
Intel WiFi Link 5100 (802.11 a/b/g/n 1X2) 1/2 MiniCard [add € 24.90 or €1/month1]

and blue tooth
No Bluetooth Upgrade [Included in Price]
Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Module [add € 34.85 or €2/month1]
With Bluetooth you can link wirelessly to Bluetooth devices like headphones, mice and more

This looks like what I am going for, what do you think
InspironTM1545
COLOUR CHOICE Black Colour with Matte Finish edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4400 (2.2GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit- English edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word) edit
SERVICES AND SUPPORT 1 year of coverage included with your PC edit
LCD 15.6" Widescreen WXGA WLED (1366 x 768) TFT Display with TrueLife™ edit
MEMORY 4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048] edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB (5400RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive edit
GRAPHICS CARD Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD edit
OPTICAL DRIVE DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) with DVD Burn software edit
PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery edit
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) edit
BLUETOOTH No Bluetooth Upgrade edit
WEBCAM 1.3 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera edit
Accessories
Services & Software
PROTECT YOUR DATA DataSafe Online Backup 2GB 1 year edit
Also included with your system
ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE SUPPORT No Accidental Damage Support
Gedis Bundle Reference N0354506
Order Information Inspiron 1545 Order - Ireland
Shipping Documents English - Documentation Inspiron 1545
Dell System Media Kit Inspiron 1545 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
Power Supply 65W AC Adaptor
Cables 1 Meter Power Cord - UK
Keyboard Internal UK English Qwerty Keyboard
Standard Warranty 1 year of coverage included with your PC
Labels Wireless Label - Pentium Dual Core
PalmRest Black palmrest

€583 - seems ok

Quandary

Hi Paddy,

Graphics Card - If you can say for sure that you'll never be using it for gaming then i wouldnt bother but the upgrade is only €25 so i would tend to go for it. Its not a top of the range graphics card by any means but it will be a hell of a lot better than the intel integrated one.

Wireless - not too important really & the standard model will do you just fine.

Bluetooth - i would go for it personally cos its handy for linking your mobile phone but otherwise you probably wont use it.

Hope this helps...

Q

EDIT - sorry my mistake, the graph card is €50 but id still go for it (me being a gamer and all )

Everything else looks like its pretty good value.

paddymick_2000

its 50 euro to upgrade graphics card - I dont game but use it for my camcorder etc. Do you think it is necessary to buy it

thanks for advice on bluetooth - ill buy it.

What do you think of rest.

More than I wanted to spend, anything i can get rid of that is a waste of money.

Expensive

paddymick_2000

Thanks for the advice

Quandary

paddymick_2000 wrote: »

its 50 euro to upgrade graphics card - I dont game but use it for my camcorder etc. Do you think it is necessary to buy it

thanks for advice on bluetooth - ill buy it.

What do you think of rest.

More than I wanted to spend, anything i can get rid of that is a waste of money.

Expensive

If you do a bit of Video Editing then the more advanced graphics card would be nice but to be honest you will probably get away with the standard integrated card fine.

One thing i would consider is seeing if you can switch the 500Gb(5400rpm) hard drive for one which is 7200rpm even if it is a little bit smaller than 500Gb. Apart from that i dont have any other suggestions!

I had a scan through the rest of your spec and i dont see where you can trim anymore really. If your getting all that for under €600 then your doing well i think!

paddymick_2000

didnt get that option on the hard drive. that was the only choice was that speed.

Does it make much difference or is it a deal breaker?

Thanks again - might even buy a fancy color

Quandary

paddymick_2000 wrote: »

Does it make much difference or is it a deal breaker?

Its by no means a must have. If the option isn't available its not a deal breaker - id go ahead with the laptop, you're getting a pretty good deal imo!

best of luck with it...

Alanstrainor

Paddy,
I've merged your two threads together, it really does help if you keep your stuff in the one thread, it's easier to understand. I've tidied up your posts as well, again it's better to have one post with paragraphs rather than numerous posts all over the place.
Apologies for the nitpicking!

Now, as for the upgrades, what price does the machine come to with all the above? As often you can buy a better laptop with better all round specs, then starting with a "cheaper" laptop and upgrading on the dell site. It doesn't make much sense i know, but it's just the way it is.

paddymick_2000

€600 euro

Cant seem to find another way.

Thanks - Ill be neater in future - great boards

FoxT

I was surprised at the passmark result - I was also expecting the extra cache would trump the slightly faster clock. Possibly some difference in instruction sets between the 2 chips, or, more likely, a difference in the algorithms used to test them. Where did you get your results from voodu? I am shopping for a PC myself & interested to see if here are significant benchmark differences out there...

Thanks,

FoxT