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    MBP - 2.66ghz and 2.93ghz model reviews??

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by zer0sum, May 16, 2009.

  1. zer0sum

    zer0sum Notebook Geek

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    Has anyone seen or done any PCmark, 3dmark etc performance testing with the slightly newer cpu's?

    I am really interested in them as you can run 8gb of ram and am wondering if the 2.93ghz is really worth the $300 premium...

    Z
     
    zer0sum, May 16, 2009
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  2. MKang25

    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    CPU score really do not matter in 3D Mark 06, any C2D above 2.4GHZ is sufficient, the bottleneck will be the graphics card in the system. Unless you plan on doing some serious video editing I do not think the 2.93 GHZ is worth it. It also takes up more battery just because its a T series CPU whereas the 2.66 is a P series so it uses less TDP = more battery life.
     
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  3. SPEEDwithJJ

    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    Isn't the 2.66GHz CPU that Apple uses in their MBPs the Intel T9550 & not the Intel P9600? :confused:
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, May 16, 2009
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  4. MKang25

    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    You were right sPeed, CPUZ tells me its the T9550 :(
     
    MKang25, May 16, 2009
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