Strange CPU Series - Vostro 1510

Hi there.

on July 14 or so I bought my Dell Vostro 1510 / 160GB 7200RPM / 15.4 WXGA / Core 2 Duo T5870 2.0GHz (800MHz FSB) / 2GB (667MHz).



My question is,

Why I can't find any information about my T5870? The guys at dell didn't reply to the two emails I sent.



2nd thing that is bothering me,

With CPU-Z (CPUID), it shows that it's T5870 but also shows the T7250.



I am really confused and dying to know what cpu I do have and what's the different between the two.

Appreciate your help.

 

I'm pretty sure it's exactly like a T7250, but without the VT.

EDIT: Oh, and AFAIK, since it's a "special" CPU manufactured only for Dell, HP, etc., it won't be in Intel's website.

 

its an oem T7250 rebranded i have a T5670 and its a oem T7100

 

Floyd is right. You wont find any info about it on intels website. Basically it is a T7250 that had the VT part of the processor not work so they disable it and sell it as a lesser model (5870) only to oems. That said, its really the same cuz i believe dell disables VT in their laptops (at least the vostros) anyways so it wouldn't matter.

So...You have a 5870 but it will perform exactly the same as a 7250.

 

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

But, What's a VT ?

Cheers.

 

Does this mean that even if I buy something with VT like a T8100 for my Vostro 1400, I still won't be able to use VT? I wanted to use VT so I need confirmation :[

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware-assisted_virtualization
It provides a better way to run more than one OS at once.

 

VT in vostro 1400 is enabled here.

 

With the latest Bios's it seems that Dell has included a VT setting. The first Bios's certainly didn't as I looked when peeps were talking about it originally but the last 2 for my Vostro have had a setting to enable VT. Whether it works fine in practice I wouldn't know.