I'm building my first laptop and opted to purchase the Intel Pentium M 1.50Ghz processor.
Here are the specs below for the processor: BXM80535GC1500E
1.50Ghz
1MB L2 cache
400Mhz FSB
0.13 micron
I'm wonder what the performance would differ noticeably from the following similar processor: Intel Pentium M 715 BXM80536GC1500F
1.50Ghz
2MB L2 cache
400Mhz FSB
90 nanometer
I pulled these specs from their website because I can find the first processor for about $50 new, but the 715 processor would be about triple that at about $150-$220 new.
What do the differences in the L2 cache mean and the .13 micron vs the 90 nanometer? Will it affect the overall performance of my machine by much if I'm a gamer?
L2 Cache - How does it affect performance?
L2 Cache - How does it affect performance?
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Thanks for the reply. I've also posted this topic on the tomshardwareforumz and got a really technical answer, but I've decided that, for the money, I'm going ahead with the 1.5 400Mhz w/ only 1MB L2 cache. You're estimation of ~5% is pretty much confirmed with his results.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
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There is no pentium M 1.5 Ghz with 1mb L2 cache. It must be the Celeron M 370 you're talking about.
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