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Which processor is better please !!
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Name: DarrenW
Date: October 14, 2002 at 06:20:55 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !!
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: 600mhz 128MB
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Comment: Can someone please tell me which is the best processor in the bellow examples: Both Packard Bell Laptops running same spec apart from these processors: 700mhz AMD Duron
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600Mhz Intel Pentium III Xeon with Speedstep I am not sure which one to buy so some advice would be much appreciated. Difference in speed or performance? Thanks
DarrenW
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Response Number 3
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Name: Dave
Date: October 14, 2002 at 08:29:00 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !! |
Reply: (edit)AMD runs hot for a laptop. Probably should go for the Intel. Just my opinion.
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Response Number 4
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Name: DarrenW
Date: October 14, 2002 at 08:49:20 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !!
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Reply: (edit)But would you say the 600mhz pentium III Xeon would run as fast as the 700Mhz Duron or faster?
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Response Number 5
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Name: n3985
Date: October 14, 2002 at 09:54:50 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !! |
Reply: (edit)it would be faster, since the duron is like an intel celeron, basic CPU, no L2 cache, or, in amd's case, "3D!" instructions (SSE for intel)
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Response Number 6
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Name: 666
Date: October 14, 2002 at 10:19:00 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !! |
Reply: (edit)Durons have 128k of L2 cache. they aren't just crippled Athlons
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Response Number 8
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Name: Trip
Date: October 14, 2002 at 15:29:10 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !!
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Reply: (edit)I never new Packard Bell or anybody, sold
XEONs in laptops. Sounds like a scam. Even
if htey were avail in laptops the power draw
on them is prob much larger than the duron,
battery life is gonna suck.
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Response Number 10
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Name: DarrenW
Date: October 15, 2002 at 02:29:43 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !!
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Reply: (edit)It is definately a Xeon because I have used a DOS Diagnostic program called PC Check that checks Processor speed and which type of chip but really I need to know which is the faster 700Mhz Duron or 600Mhz Pentium III Xeon
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Response Number 12
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Name: XxxFrancisxxxUSA
Date: October 15, 2002 at 04:47:39 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !! |
Reply: (edit)Put it this way. A Pentium 2.6ghz XEON is MORE EXPENSIVE than a 2.8ghz Pentium 4, the new top of the range! www.pricewatch.com will show you under CPU.
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Response Number 13
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Name: Artman
Date: October 15, 2002 at 05:06:57 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !!
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Reply: (edit)It really depends on what you would want to use it for. The Pentium is probably better at multitask work, like XxxFrancisxxxUSA says they are the Pro version often found in high end servers. The duron is probably no slouch either. As 666 says they aren't just crippled Athlons. I still say that AMDs are not your best choice for a laptop application. They run hot and despite a previous response, AMDs use more power than Pentiums (check out the power supply requirements for AMD desktops).
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Response Number 14
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Name: Rob
Date: October 15, 2002 at 10:45:16 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !! |
Reply: (edit)There are a few things to consider here. The Duron is based on Athlon Architecture which means it has 3dnow extensions which are good for 3d gaming but only really come into their own in conjunction with a decent graphics card. The only laptops ive seen with good graphics cards are the dell inspirions. Also a duron only has 128KB Cache. This isn't poor but its not exactly good against the xeons. Having working with xeon chips its obvious that a 600Mhz Xeon is based upon pentium 3 architecture. The main difference in these chips are the amount of cache they carry. There are 3 different flavours, 512KB, 1MB, 2MB with the 2MB chips costing roughly £1500 about 2 years ago. Find out how much memory is on the chip? also im suprised to see a xeon in a laptop as i have only seen them in high end workstations and servers and as packard bell target the home user it confuses me as to why they would use such a high end chip?
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Response Number 15
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Name: Mark
Date: October 15, 2002 at 12:41:43 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !! |
Reply: (edit)You show me a link where a XEON was ever
used in a laptop, let alone Packard Bells
crummy low-end products. I'm sorry but your
PC-Check program is wrong. Its probably
misdetecting a cyrix or celeron chip, if
your lucky its a vanilla P3.
The closest thing on packardbells website is
an EasyNote VX+ or EasyNote Sc. There is no
mention of XEON on any of these pages.
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Response Number 16
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Name: James
Date: October 19, 2002 at 05:30:27 Pacific
Subject: Which processor is better please !! |
Reply: (edit)Truth is that a XENON processor isnt Professional at all, its a piece of crap, as all intell is, the xenon processor is manufactured for SERVERS NOT LAPTOPS, they will have less capabilities than the amd chip which DOES have 3D and L2 cache. the xenon processor is in compatition with AMD's MP processor and they both are usually used in servers with DUAL processors. i have an HP laptop with an AMD duron 1.0GHZ processor and have had no problems with the temp issue.
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