T7200 vs T2500

Can anyone tell me if the T7200 out performs the T2500 by a lot or just marginally. They both are 2.0GHz processors....its just that the T7200 comes a 4MB L2 cache. I believe cache is better for handling load for example is better at multi-tasking.

 

Cache does help in multitasking, however, it doesn't influence performance massively. The two processors are based on two slightly different cores, so performance will vary. In simply terms, the T7200 is the faster processor. It comes from the Core 2 Duo series processor, and Intel wanted it to perform 20% better than the previous Core Duo series, which is the series the T2500 originated from. In real life, however, the performance difference can be anywhere betwen 0% and 20%. It mostly matters on programs used.

For example, in gaming, they will perform roughly the same, if paired to the same graphics card. This is because the graphics card is almost always the limiting factor. In other tasks, such as encoding, video editing or some other processor dependant task, the T7200 will pull ahead, because of its slighly more efficient core architecture. It also has 64-bit, which at the moment is useless, but in the future will become more common, and as a result the performance of applications will increase.

 

Marginally (10% , with the core series it doesn't matter what your running right now the GPU is usually the limiting factor. (unless your running high-end then its probably better to get high-end c2d)

 

And I do believe Intel released the Core 2 Duos at the same price as the Core Duos...the companies tend to mark up the Core 2 Duos.

 

Well the T7200 is 64 bit and T2500 isn't, which means that the T7200 is more feature proof. The 4 MB L2-cache is not noticable in performance unless you use 2 GB 667 MHz RAM and run intensive applications.

I would personally go for the T7200.

 

There's no way you are going to notice the difference between a T2500 and a T7200 unless you are using synthetic benchmarks to compare performance numbers. As mentioned, the 4MB L2 on the T7200 doesn't do a whole lot; performance benchmarks between 2MB and 4MB cache Core 2 Duo processors are not significant.

If you already have a T2500 then don't bother upgrading. Save your money for your next notebook.

 

much thanks 4 the advice

 

what are the differences between the t5600 and t7200?

 

same as between t2500 and t7200 really...that is not much difference because 2 mb and 4 mb l2 cache are not noticeable in everyday tasks. Also i think t2500 and t5600 perform about equally.

 

I'm enjoying Vista64 on my T7200 and pwning in CPU-heavy games! W00t!

 

lol...i want to upgrade so bad...how much does it cost for the 64 bit version with aero?

 

Dunno, free for me thru MSNDAA