laptop i5's

[jonny512379]

looking at the spec of a Sony laptop it says this about the CPU

<quote>
Intel® Core™ i5-2410M Processor
- 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost
- up to 2.90 GHz
- 3MB L3 Cache
- Dual core
- Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology, HT Technology Supported
</quote>

Should this not be quad core for an i5 or are laptop i5's different.
Also is HT Technology not Hyper threading?

 

[TNGL]

It is a dual core I think.
http://ark.intel.com/products/52224
2 Cores, 4 Threads.

 

[jonny512379]

Thanks for the reply

do people think that there would be anything better than an i5 in a laptop for around the same price (cant afford an i7 one). do AMD have anything that competes?

 

[Merlin5]

Thanks for the reply

do people think that there would be anything better than an i5 in a laptop for around the same price (cant afford an i7 one). do AMD have anything that competes?

I was bidding on an acer laptop today with this cpu:
Processor: AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core 2.10GHz

Apparently the N950 is on par with the 1.6Ghz i7 but it doesn't have the benefit of turbo mode like the i7 does.