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Can you please help me with the choice for buying Intel processor? I can't choose between Intel Core2 Duo Processor P7570(2.26 GHz 3 MB L2 cache 1066 MHz FSB) and Intel Core2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache, 1066 MHz FSB)? I saw that lunch date for the first one was on 03.2009 and for the secon one 09.2008... Can you explain me whats the differecnce and why P7570 i launched and even better than the P8700??? thank you.

Other than clock frequency they look nearly the same... Don't think you can go wrong with either. The P8700 looks to be faster since it is clocked higher.

I personally own the Intel P8700 in my HP DV4 notebook. I used it in this review - http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1169/6/

All those charts have Intel P8700 performance results.

Intel P8700 Stats:
Launch Date Q4'08
# of Cores 2
# of Threads 2
Clock Speed 2.53 GHz
L2 Cache 3 MB
FSB Speed 1066 MHz
Lithography 45 nm
Max TDP 25 W
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology Yes
Intel® 64 Yes
Idle States Yes
Enhanced Intel® Speedstep Technology Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching No
Execute Disable Bit Yes

Intel P7570 Stats:
Launch Date Q3'09
# of Cores 2
# of Threads 2
Clock Speed 2.26 GHz
L2 Cache 3 MB
FSB Speed 1066 MHz
Lithography 45 nm
Max TDP 25 W
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology No
Intel® 64 Yes
Idle States Yes
Enhanced Intel® Speedstep Technology Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes

You could buy the cheaper 7570 and overclock it if you have a decent after market cooler. If you weren't going to overclock, I would buy the 8700 and purchase an aftermarket CPU heatsink that fits your motherboard and cpu socket.