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    CPU: AMD Turion X2 vs Intel T5750?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by MTHall51, Sep 28, 2008.

  1. MTHall51

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    If all other factors are nearly equal, would there be noticeable performance difference between these two CPUs? Any difference in heating, or speed?

    Example: If you had two laptops with 4 gigs RAM, 250 HD, integrated graphics, etc. and both same OS, would it be hard to tell which one had which CPU in it?
     
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    What is the model number of the AMD Turion?
     
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    It would depend on what you were doing. Differences in specs are only noticeable when you are maxing out the capabilities of one of them... since you said integrated graphics I assume you're probably not gaming... and probably just doing web/email/word processing, etc. In this case... no, you won't notice a difference.
     
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    Based on my personal experience, I would strongly recommend that you to go with the Core 2 Duo; it trumps AMD's aging Turion architecture (are they going to launch a redesign soon?) in every respect: performance per clock, heat ouput, power consumption, etc. Performance is not noticeable between the Core 2 and the X2, but heat output and battery life would produce noticeable differences.
     
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    Thanks all. I am doing a good bit of image processing, movie watching, and light gaming. What makes this tough for me to figure is for my sister. If she gets a laptop I think she may be trying to decide between one of the high gloss black Toshibas with an AMD vs. a HP (not one of the DV series though since her budget is probably around $800.00 tops). She will likely either go with BB or CC depending on payment/credit offers. Sorry I don't have more specific data.
     
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