Best Notebook CPU

[Adegan19]

For CAD and intense multitasking, with battery lifespan not a concern, which would be best.... AMD Mobile Ahtlon 4000+ 2.6ghz, Pentium D 940, or Core 2 Duo Merom?

 

[alimoalem]

i would go with the core 2 duo

 

[Ayah]

The Merom will be the most powerful and efficient.

 

[Hyperlite]

2.33ghz merom, aka core 2 duo

 

[fbrdphreak]

What they all said

 

[MercenaryForHire]

C2D FTW

- M4H

 

[corkyg]

Core2Duo - let us know when you find one.

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: corkyg
Core2Duo - let us know when you find one.

http://www.directron.com/bx80537t7200.html

ready for preorder

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: alimoalem

Originally posted by: corkyg
Core2Duo - let us know when you find one.

http://www.directron.com/bx80537t7200.html

ready for preorder

sweet.

 

[Adegan19]

So the Core 2 Duo Merom lets say.... T7200 is faster than a Pentium D.... 930?

 

[ninjazed]

Originally posted by: Adegan19
So the Core 2 Duo Merom lets say.... T7200 is faster than a Pentium D.... 930?

Ohhh yeah, better power management too!

 

[Adegan19]

What about a Core 2 Merom 7200 or ever 7600 compared to an AMD Socket AM2 X2 4600+....Power consumption isn't a concern as much as power, I'm pretty sure that the x2 4200 is better than the mobile core 2 duo merom, im just as to what everyones opinion is on how much better is the performance.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Core 2 Duo >>>>> AMD64 architecture in all respects

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Adegan19
What about a Core 2 Merom 7200 or ever 7600 compared to an AMD Socket AM2 X2 4600+....Power consumption isn't a concern as much as power, I'm pretty sure that the x2 4200 is better than the mobile core 2 duo merom, im just as to what everyones opinion is on how much better is the performance.

laptop core 2 vs. core 1
core 1 vs. AMD X2

From those I gather that core 1 is at least as fast as A64 X2 clock-for-clock, and core 2 is 10-20% faster than core 1.

So a 2.0 GHz core 2 merom 7200 should be at least as fast as a desktop 2.2 GHz X2 4200+.