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The Cnet article (RIP Pentium 4 I think it was called) made the M-series of processors sound like a real breakthrough in improving laptops. Should I consider a comuter with a Pentium M processor to have an advantage over AMDs?
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Only advantage would be battery life. AMD has 64-bit support. Wait if possible for next generation. If you are loaded, well buy w/e you want.
AMD processors are very fast. They do generate quite a lot of heat though and need a more elaborate cooling system. Perhaps this is why amd based laptops are thicker and heavier. If you don't commute a lot this won't be too much of a problem.
Pentium M processors generate less heat. Thinner and lighter laptop profiles are what I usually see with Pentium M based laptops, great for frequent flyers and commuters.
Do enlighten me if I am wrong, I'm no tech expert, just a tech enthusiast.
>>They (AMD) do generate quite a lot of heat
>>though and need a more elaborate
>>cooling system
Just today I read a report about AMD vs.
Intel and they did a full comprehensive
side by side study.
They found, that the AMD use less power
and would save you about 30% in yearly
utility bills. They also said, the Intel
ran HOTTER, and faster than AMD. So to
recap;
AMD = Less power = less heat = less speed
Intel = more power = more heat = more speed
They did mention that Intel has the advantage
with HyperThreading.
Thanks guys! Server, do you have a link to that article? Oh yeah, and what is Hyperthreading?
As for the first responder, I am definitely not loaded which is why I am doing my homework before buying! By the time I've figured out everything, the next generation will probably be discounted.
Thanks for the advice, keep it coming.
Hyperthreading is 1 physical core, but 2 logical. IT enables you to run more than one thread. So 2 simulataneous instead of 1. It divides up processor power. Only avilable by intel. But the intel processors waste a lot of battery and has huge heat issues when it comes to nbs. Btw, server, you're wrong. AMD beats intel at everything except encoding.
ROger
>>do you have a link to that article
Full Stress Test:
http://snipurl.com/fu9m
From there you read the full report and
comparison. Naturally, you would find
similar results on equivalent mobile cpus
under the same assumption that Intel would
still have the upper advantage with HT tech-
nology.
What is the formula to convert a Pentium M clock speed to an equivalent Pentium 4 clock speed? I've heard anywhere from add 500 mhz to double it. So, what is it?
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