comparing M processor speed with normal cpu's

meggala · 19th December 2004, 9:02 AM

hi I would love a table that compares the speed of M processors with normal interl stuff
like what is a 1.6 centrino compare to and what does a 2.0 compare to I'm not in to over clocking etc

so is a 1.6 like a 2.8 in tel
and a 2.0 like a 3.4?
cheers
meggala

sorry for the newbie question

zeltra · 20th December 2004, 10:09 AM

it's about 1.6 - 2.6+, 2 - 3.2+

smithy73 · 20th December 2004, 11:17 AM

Me Too - Me Too

The 'IT' section here (@work) bought me this 'great' laptop and sold me a story that the 1.5 Ghz processor would do over 2 GHz ?

CPUz is telling me 1496.2 MHz ??

Link for more info ?

zeltra · 20th December 2004, 1:11 PM

they just do more work per mhz

e.g. athlonxp 2500+ @ 1.8ghz would perform on par with a P4 2.5ghz

ixeo · 20th December 2004, 1:51 PM

they do more work per mhz and they have a bigger cache. banias 1MB, dothan 2MB. thus when more cache is needed it'll perform better.. of course this depends on the task at hand.

you can say that they are based on P3..

IXUS430 · 20th December 2004, 6:11 PM

Intel Rep at work defines it like this

1.5 Centrino = 2.4C
1.6 Centrino = 2.6C
1.7 Centrino = 2.8C
1.8 Centrino = 3.0C
2.0 Centrino = 3.4C

Also, having run PC Mark on both the notebook varients and comparing that to desktops etc, its pretty much correct.

However, i have found the 1.8 Centrino's to perform the same as an LGA775 3.2 P4 in nearly all but memory benchs (GPU ect aside)

I'd aim, for today a 1.7-1.8 and you'll be happy with the performance.

PHATE-ALITY · 20th December 2004, 6:52 PM

Gday im also in the market for a new pentium M based laptop and i was wondering if anyone has had experience with the 1.1Ghz ultra low voltage ones and how they compare, the laptop in question will be used for basic things such as dvd watching ect.

any help is much appreciated

PHATE

meggala · 20th December 2004, 7:03 PM

thanks for putting it in such simple terms which is what I was hoping for I got a 1.6 and have found the performance was better than my 2.4 p4. and more than adequete. I'll be up grading to a 2.0 chip when they come down a bit in price ( probably feb or march. its interesting I though it was faster but until its spelled out you never really know.
cheers

zhenkai · 20th December 2004, 7:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PHATE-ALITY

Gday im also in the market for a new pentium M based laptop and i was wondering if anyone has had experience with the 1.1Ghz ultra low voltage ones and how they compare, the laptop in question will be used for basic things such as dvd watching ect.

any help is much appreciated

PHATE

I am using a ULV 1Ghz processer and for general use its definatly sufficient. Appears to perform around a 1.7-1.8 P4

zeltra · 20th December 2004, 8:09 PM

I just ordered a 2GHz Centrino, 512MB RAM, 128MB 9600 PRO TURBO, 15.4" for only $2500 from Dell ($1000 off special - last day today)

I'm really excited about its arrival in hopefully 8 or so days

IXUS430 · 20th December 2004, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PHATE-ALITY

Gday im also in the market for a new pentium M based laptop and i was wondering if anyone has had experience with the 1.1Ghz ultra low voltage ones and how they compare, the laptop in question will be used for basic things such as dvd watching ect.

any help is much appreciated

PHATE

Would that be the 1.1 Sony?? If so, its shit... Not sure, if its softwarem as its supposed to be about a 1.6 P4, however, the sony, as is, stock from factory is choppy as all hell playing DVD's, DivX ect at work. Even after a complete format then recovery from new as well... BUT this shouldnt be the case, and i'd imagine its a software issue ATM

zhenkai · 21st December 2004, 9:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IXUS430

Would that be the 1.1 Sony?? If so, its shit... Not sure, if its softwarem as its supposed to be about a 1.6 P4, however, the sony, as is, stock from factory is choppy as all hell playing DVD's, DivX ect at work. Even after a complete format then recovery from new as well... BUT this shouldnt be the case, and i'd imagine its a software issue ATM

Could be speedstep issue are you sure its running even close to 1.1ghz during dvd/divx playback?

smithy73 · 21st December 2004, 9:53 AM

IXUS430 - Thanks Muchly

Its all a little clearer now.

PHATE-ALITY · 22nd December 2004, 8:04 PM

IXUS430 What model sony are you talking about. The particular sony im looking at buying is the VGNT17GPS if thats the one you are talking about i might have to go to hardly normal and see if they can play me a dvd or something that way i can judge the performance it has, because i would say that dvd playback is about the most cpu intensive application i will be using it for

cheers
PHATE

IXUS430 · 22nd December 2004, 8:42 PM

Phate, its that one, i think, with the 10" LCD

Its cool now, was running at 500mhz during playback.. have no idea why. Turn off speedstep, and away she flies, as i'd expect of it!

I mean, a 1.1 Cenrtino is around a 1.6-1.8 P4, so it should fly. All good now though, thanks zhenkai for pointing out.

Other than that issue, i love that notebook, so damn small!

19th December 2004, 9:02 AM	#1
meggala Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: 348	comparing M processor speed with normal cpu's hi I would love a table that compares the speed of M processors with normal interl stuff like what is a 1.6 centrino compare to and what does a 2.0 compare to I'm not in to over clocking etc so is a 1.6 like a 2.8 in tel and a 2.0 like a 3.4? cheers meggala sorry for the newbie question __________________ http://meggala.com Stuff on nissan import cars & drifting. Asus notebook M6R 1.6 Centrino 1Gb RAM 60Gb HDD connected via vodafone gprs card.

20th December 2004, 10:09 AM	#2
zeltra Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,288	it's about 1.6 - 2.6+, 2 - 3.2+ __________________ I'm not normally a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman !

20th December 2004, 11:17 AM	#3
smithy73 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: syd.aus Posts: 364	Me Too - Me Too The 'IT' section here (@work) bought me this 'great' laptop and sold me a story that the 1.5 Ghz processor would do over 2 GHz ? CPUz is telling me 1496.2 MHz ?? Link for more info ? __________________ Are You Committed or Just Involved

20th December 2004, 1:11 PM	#4
zeltra Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,288	they just do more work per mhz e.g. athlonxp 2500+ @ 1.8ghz would perform on par with a P4 2.5ghz __________________ I'm not normally a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman !

20th December 2004, 6:52 PM	#7
PHATE-ALITY Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: WOLLONGONG Posts: 78	Gday im also in the market for a new pentium M based laptop and i was wondering if anyone has had experience with the 1.1Ghz ultra low voltage ones and how they compare, the laptop in question will be used for basic things such as dvd watching ect. any help is much appreciated PHATE Last edited by PHATE-ALITY; 20th December 2004 at 6:53 PM.

20th December 2004, 1:51 PM	#5
ixeo Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 29	they do more work per mhz and they have a bigger cache. banias 1MB, dothan 2MB. thus when more cache is needed it'll perform better.. of course this depends on the task at hand. you can say that they are based on P3..

20th December 2004, 6:11 PM	#6
IXUS430 (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 258	Intel Rep at work defines it like this 1.5 Centrino = 2.4C 1.6 Centrino = 2.6C 1.7 Centrino = 2.8C 1.8 Centrino = 3.0C 2.0 Centrino = 3.4C Also, having run PC Mark on both the notebook varients and comparing that to desktops etc, its pretty much correct. However, i have found the 1.8 Centrino's to perform the same as an LGA775 3.2 P4 in nearly all but memory benchs (GPU ect aside) I'd aim, for today a 1.7-1.8 and you'll be happy with the performance.

20th December 2004, 7:03 PM	#8
meggala Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: 348	thanks for putting it in such simple terms which is what I was hoping for I got a 1.6 and have found the performance was better than my 2.4 p4. and more than adequete. I'll be up grading to a 2.0 chip when they come down a bit in price ( probably feb or march. its interesting I though it was faster but until its spelled out you never really know. cheers __________________ http://meggala.com Stuff on nissan import cars & drifting. Asus notebook M6R 1.6 Centrino 1Gb RAM 60Gb HDD connected via vodafone gprs card.

20th December 2004, 8:09 PM	#10
zeltra Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,288	I just ordered a 2GHz Centrino, 512MB RAM, 128MB 9600 PRO TURBO, 15.4" for only $2500 from Dell ($1000 off special - last day today) I'm really excited about its arrival in hopefully 8 or so days __________________ I'm not normally a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman !

21st December 2004, 9:53 AM	#13
smithy73 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: syd.aus Posts: 364	IXUS430 - Thanks Muchly Its all a little clearer now. __________________ Are You Committed or Just Involved

22nd December 2004, 8:04 PM	#14
PHATE-ALITY Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: WOLLONGONG Posts: 78	IXUS430 What model sony are you talking about. The particular sony im looking at buying is the VGNT17GPS if thats the one you are talking about i might have to go to hardly normal and see if they can play me a dvd or something that way i can judge the performance it has, because i would say that dvd playback is about the most cpu intensive application i will be using it for cheers PHATE

22nd December 2004, 8:42 PM	#15
IXUS430 (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 258	Phate, its that one, i think, with the 10" LCD Its cool now, was running at 500mhz during playback.. have no idea why. Turn off speedstep, and away she flies, as i'd expect of it! I mean, a 1.1 Cenrtino is around a 1.6-1.8 P4, so it should fly. All good now though, thanks zhenkai for pointing out. Other than that issue, i love that notebook, so damn small!