[179232]

I went to a friends house and he had the 2011 Core i5 Macbook with Intel 3000M Graphics, and mine is the 2010 Model with the Core 2 Duo and the Geforce 320M. We could both open the exact same amount of heavy applications before seeing some lag. So how much better is the i5 MBP CPU than the Core 2 Duo in the previous generation, because it really doesn't seem so much better.

 

[Jake_620]

I think they are comparable because the i5 in the MBP is a dual core as well. I don't see it as being a benefit if your thinking of upgrading.

 

[Demented]

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Originally Posted by ComradeNF;13079951
I went to a friends house and he had the 2011 Core i5 Macbook with Intel 3000M Graphics, and mine is the 2010 Model with the Core 2 Duo and the Geforce 320M. We could both open the exact same amount of heavy applications before seeing some lag. So how much better is the i5 MBP CPU than the Core 2 Duo in the previous generation, because it really doesn't seem so much better.

Other things might have come into play as well, such as how much RAM is on each laptop, and what speeds.

 

[justarealguy]

Try doing something that involves encoding and is measured objectively.

You'll see the difference.

 

[HMBR]

download and try Cinebench.

 

[Ipwnnubletz]

The i5 is a hyperthreaded dual core, which means it has 4 threads. That plus the faster architecture of the iX series make the i5 a faster CPU, probably twice as fast overall.

 

[kaivorth]

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Originally Posted by Ipwnnubletz The i5 is a hyperthreaded dual core, which means it has 4 threads. That plus the faster architecture of the iX series make the i5 a faster CPU, probably twice as fast overall.

Of course. 4 threads means its 2x as fast

It really isn't THAT much faster. More or less use less energy and is a little faster due to the architecture. Hyperthreading will help with certain programs and such.

 

[179232]

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Originally Posted by Jake_620 I think they are comparable because the i5 in the MBP is a dual core as well. I don't see it as being a benefit if your thinking of upgrading.

Ofc not, upgrade isnt worth it for me. His PC can barely run CSS on that crappy Intel card, but the 320m runs it great. Hell, 3000M even lags on MW2 on lowest possible settings with 620x480.

 

[Concorde105]

Wasn't the 3000M supposed to be comparable to the 9400m?

If so it's haulin' ass, the 9400m in my late 08 15 inch MBP is amazing

 

[Ipwnnubletz]

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Originally Posted by kaivorth;13080069
Of course. 4 threads means its 2x as fast

It really isn't THAT much faster. More or less use less energy and is a little faster due to the architecture. Hyperthreading will help with certain programs and such.

I think you are thinking about the i7's hyperthreading. Hyperthreading on the i7 will not help as much in real life applications because simply put, no normal day to day program will use up to 8 threads.

Hyperthreading on a dual core, however, will scale the cores up to 4 threads, which programs and games can fully utilize.

 

[10acjed]

For basic PC use the C2D is plenty fast enough...

web browsing and simple programs are easy, most were designed to run on single core...

If you both have Nero Vision try creating a DVD from video files you have...

Or get DVD Rebuilder and stick a DVD9 in and encode it to DVD5

Thats where you will start seeing the advantage.....

And clock for clock its not night and day, maybe 15 - 20% overall, so some apps wont even see a big difference...

 

[Blindsay]

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Originally Posted by ComradeNF Ofc not, upgrade isnt worth it for me. His PC can barely run CSS on that crappy Intel card, but the 320m runs it great. Hell, 3000M even lags on MW2 on lowest possible settings with 620x480.

orly?

yes the 320m is usually faster but the intel card is not quite as terrible as you make it out to be