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    T9300 or P9500

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Adam24367, Nov 26, 2008.

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    T9300
    P9500

    Which one is better? Is the P9500 worth the extra $50? What difference will the 25W Power usage have on the Proformace?
    Will this work on a Toshiba X205?
    What does T and P Stand for?
    Thanks.
     
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    The P9500 will be comparatively cooler (esp when stressed or under load), so less fan noise; lower power consumption - so more battery life.

    Yeah, it is worth an extra $50.

    No affect on performance whatsoever.

    The P9500 won't work in the X205.

    T - Standard Voltage
    P - Medium Voltage
     
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    Well, What about a T9400? Will that Work in an X205? Is it worth the extra $10 over the T9300
     
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    The T9400 won't work as well.

    Only the 800MHz Penryns will work in that laptop. The T9400 and P9500 have a bus speed of 1066MHz. The X205-SLI5 has a PM965 chipset, which is only compatible with CPUs having a bus speed of 800MHz.
     
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    Toshiba-X205-S7483's Will have the same chipset as the SLI5's? Right?
     
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    Yeah . . . .
     
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    How much power does a T5500 Use? thats the current one.
    Will i get a battery life gain with the T9300?
     
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    I think the stock X205-S7483 comes with a T5450.

    T5500 is a different CPU, and not compatible with the X205.

    Anyway, comparing the T5450 (Merom) and the T9300 (Penryn), the T9300 will save you a bit of battery mainly due to the newer architecture and the 45nm process. Both have the same TDP of 35W. But Penryns generally undervolt much better than most Meroms, so if your T9300 is able to undervolt well, you'll save quite a bit on battery life, and reduce load temps as well.
     
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    Thanks for your Help Andy. I have decided to get the T9300. I Cant wait to see the difference in proformance :D
     
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    I guess you have the X205-S7483 ?
    Updating the BIOS to the latest version will be a good idea.

    And performance boost will be mainly in CPU-intensive tasks.
     
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    How do i update the BIOS?
     
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    Linky -- Make sure you have the same model. ;)

    Flash at your own Risk !! :p
     
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    All i need to do is Run the .exe and im done?
     
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    It will offer an option to view instructions when executed.
     
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    Alright. Thanks :)
     
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