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AMD Turion 64 bit vs. Intel Core 2 Duo

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by Faraaz, Mar 1, 2007.

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    Hi, I was looking at some Alienware notebooks the other day and I noticed that most of their mainstream models use the single core Turion 64 bit processors from AMD.

    Now, I know that the Core 2 Duo processors are pretty darn good, but I have no idea how they measure up against a Turion 64 bit.

    Are they good?? Better than a Core 2 Duo?? Or worse?
     
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    They are worse than a Core 2 Duo; the Turion 64s were comparable to the Athlon 64s. Again, you don't typically see comparisons of older single-core processors to the newer dual-core, but the Core 2 Duo will certainly be higher performance; not sure about power consumption, but I don't remember hearing that the Turion 64 was so great in that area.
     
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    Ah...wonder why Alienware was touting these so much then...

    And turns out they've got a Core 2 Duo notebook out already! Hmm...now if only I had 4000 USD lying around... :)
     
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    The Turion *X2* Is shoulder-to-shoulder with the *Athlon X2*.

    Why buy a single-core Turion when you can get a dual-core one?

    As for power consumption, the Turion 64 (X2, at least) is GREAT. I've upgraded my Athlon 64 to a Turion 64 X2 and I can squeeze roughly 30-45 minutes more battery life VS my old Athlon.

    That being said, I'll leave the Intel fanboys to their Core 2 worshipping.
     
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    The Turion's power consumption is indeed very good. The older (ie one year-ish old) AMDs are slightly faster or just as fast as the equivalent Intel, and usually cheaper. However, I have to give it to Intel: the new Duos are significantly faster than the new AMDs. This shouldn't make any difference if you're not buying a top of the line new computer, but if you can afford it a new Intel CPU is better. The Duos also have pretty good power consumption.
     
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    Intel Duo Core is a much better CPU for the money; AMD has not found a way to compete with the Duo Core CPU yet. That is why there is a price gap between the two CPUs.
     
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    You mean to tell me that you upgraded the CPU in your laptop? Talking about squeezing more battery life leads me to this conclusion, and I must ask...how the heck do you upgrade a laptop's CPU? IIRC, they aren't exactly removable. :skeptic: :rolling:
     
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    Uhh, yeah, a laptop processor CAN be changed, at least mine is - I have a couple of screws to remove, then the copper cooling pipes and voila. It can be removed just like a desktop mobo CPU. In fact, I bought my laptop based on that - I knew I'd upgrade processors anytime.
     
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    My brother laptop also has an upgradable CPU. It is starting to become more common as components decrease in size.
     
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