Confused on Laptop Processors

Brum Man · 12 Nov 2007 at 18:28

I'm just trying to compare some laptop processors but am just getting a bit confused over the different ones. First, one make describes the processor as 'Intel Core 2 Duo', where as one calls it the 'Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor'. now I haven't looked at CPU's in ages so are these the same but just denoted differently?

Secondly, I am then trying to compare a T2080 vs T5450, now logic would have it that the T5450 would be better? But the 1st has a higher clock speed but lower FSB so which is better? Or as linked to be called differenly above are they from two different ranges?

beermonster · 12 Nov 2007 at 22:47

the T5450 has double the cache at 2MB and is 64bit, the T2080's are not 64bit the T7xxxx's have Intel virtualization too T73xx and above have 4mb cache

Brum Man · 14 Nov 2007 at 00:22

So to put it short, despite the T2080 having a slightly higher clock speed they are not as good as the T5450 in terms of cache and being 64 bit?

gamesaregood · 14 Nov 2007 at 02:40

The T2080s are based on the original Core Duo whereas the T5450 is based on the Core 2 Duo. So the fact it has a higher clock speed makes little odds as its an older chip... Thats my understanding of it...

Basicly look for ideally T73xx + If poss otherwise T5xxx IMO

Brum Man · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:33

Cheers for that. I got confused with the Core Duo and Core 2 Duo, I was assuming that they were the same thing but just put in a different way by the generic computer shops that know nothing!