Pentium M 725 or Athlon 64 3000 for Laptop???
Discussion
I am looking to purchase a laptop PC in the not too distant future. I have seen one with the Intel Pentium M 725 CPU, and another with the AMD Athlon 64 3000+ CPU. There does not seem to be much difference in price for either one.
I am more interested in processor power/speed to run programs and the odd game, rather than the portability of the lighter and less battery power of the M 725 CPU.
I guess what I would like to know is whether both CPU's are as fast as each other or not?
Cheers
Steve
I am more interested in processor power/speed to run programs and the odd game, rather than the portability of the lighter and less battery power of the M 725 CPU.
I guess what I would like to know is whether both CPU's are as fast as each other or not?
Cheers
Steve
Athlon 64 3000 = 2.0 Ghz 64 bit processor.
Pentium M 725 = 1.6 Ghz 32 bit processor.
That pretty much sums it up.
Not that 64 vs. 32 gets you much now, but it may in the future if you upgrade to a 64 bit OS.
For a review that compares the new intel processors to various other processors see:
www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2129&p=1
The intel notebook processor with a performance equivalent to the Athlon 64 3000 appears to be the Pentium M 755, which just happens to run at 2.0 Ghz also.
Pentium M 725 = 1.6 Ghz 32 bit processor.
That pretty much sums it up.
Not that 64 vs. 32 gets you much now, but it may in the future if you upgrade to a 64 bit OS.
For a review that compares the new intel processors to various other processors see:
www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2129&p=1
The intel notebook processor with a performance equivalent to the Athlon 64 3000 appears to be the Pentium M 755, which just happens to run at 2.0 Ghz also.
Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff