Entry 44208 (Berkeley CSUA MOTD)

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2006/8/30-9/3 [Computer/HW/Memory, Computer/HW/CPU] UID:44208 Activity:nil

8/30    I just configured a Dell XPS M1710 with the 2.0-GHz 4MB-cache
        Core 2 Duo with WinXP Pro and 3 years warranty.  $3,106 after tax!
        Dang, some rich kids will be spending bux on their computer for
        undergrad WoW.
        \_ Excuse my lameness, but it this faster than a 3GHz Pentium D ?
           I know MHz doesn't matter anymore, but it doesn't feel right.
           \_ I believe all Pentium D's up to 3.6 Ghz are blown out of the
              water by a 2.0-GHz C2D with 4MB-cache.
              http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795&p=12
              The above has desktop Core 2 Duo vs. Pentium D, not mobile C2D,
              but you also need to consider the 1.86 C2D desktop has only
              2MB of cache.
           \_ In my (limited) experience, Core (1) Duo 1.86GHz >> Dual Xeon 3.0

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www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795&p=12Video testing was conducted using three popular codecs and applications: Xmpeg 503 with DivX 61, Windows Media Encoder with WMV9, and QuickTime 71 with H264. The complexity of the encoding process increases as we move from DivX to WMV9, and H264 encoding is in a league of its own in terms of the amount of CPU time required. General Performance - Video Encoding General Performance - Video Encoding General Performance - Video Encoding In something of a change, both the Core 2 Extreme and that E6300 manage roughly a 25% margin of victory over their AMD counterparts in the DivX test. The X6800 maintains the 25% lead in WMV9, while the E6300 lead over the X2 3800+ drops to 85%, roughly equaling the 4200+. Finally, in H264 encoding, the Core 2 Extreme claims one of its largest victories coming in 36% faster than the Athlon FX-62; the E6300 also manages a large 21% performance lead over the X2 3800+ and falls between the 4600+ and 5000+ in performance. General Performance - Audio Encoding Moving over to audio encoding performance, we used Apple's iTunes 6 application to encode a single 307 MB Wav file into a 192kbps MP3 Audio encoding is still very CPU intensive, but of course the faster encoding times make the differences less noticeable in practical use. At the top and bottom price points, Intel leads again: 5% at the low-end, and 15% at the extreme performance segment. Unless you frequently encode really large amounts of audio files, however, it's unlikely you're going to notice Intel's 2-4 second lead. Remote Access - Remote PC Remote PC offers secure remote access to your desktop from anywhere with an internet connection. Great for mobile professionals and office to home connectivity. Priority Electronics- Laptop Battery Store Online seller of notebook batteries, accessories, and parts, featuring low prices for all major brands, such as, Dell, Sony, IBM, Toshiba, Compaq, HP, Gateway and more.