Pentium M vs. Athlon3000+

[Blizzard596]

I am shopping for a laptop and have come across two that seem to fit closely what I need. One has a Pentium M 1.5 Ghz and the other an AMD 64 Athlon3000+. Can someone please shed some light on the differences between these two CPUs? How does the speed of each compare?

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Well they are two very different CPU's

The 1.5GHZ will be just under "2600+" peformance in AMD terms, but this CPU is great on battery life

THe 3000+ is a peformance CPU, but your battery

 

[Kadahaf]

yar and the m has 1meg l2 cache I believe

 

[Blizzard596]

ok I am not familar with the 64-bit processors, so can you tell me how the 3000+ speed runs compared to the 1.5ghz? Thanks.

 

[Kadahaf]

what purposes is this Lt for?

 

[Blizzard596]

Just basic use. Web, movies, Photoshop, etc.

 

[dhw200]

AMD uses a more streamlined and sophisticated architecture with their CPUs. They accomplish more with less, hence the lower clock speeds

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

AMD uses a more streamlined and sophisticated architecture with their CPUs. They accomplish more with less, hence the lower clock speeds

Intel mobiles are pretty close...

 

[Blizzard596]

I guess what I'm asking is, in terms percent. How much speed would I gain by going with the Athlon over the Pentium?

 

[SHAWN]

Go with the Pentium M. Your battery will love you. You dont need the performance based on your needs.