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Compare Intel(R) Core(TM)2Duo Processor T5250 with other processors eg, AMD. It is slower for Gaming?
Dell Inspiron 1520 Notebook has Intel(R) Core(TM)2Duo Processor T5250 & 15.4 Widescreen WXGA+ Display.
I want to know wether there is any graininess in the screen, cuz lots of users are saying WXGA+ has poor LCD quality (6bit)panels.
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PART
dv2610us (AMD)
dv2615us (Intel)
Processor
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58 (1.9GHz)
Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 (1.5GHz)
Chipset
nVidia 7150M/nForce 430 Mobile
Intel 965GM Express w/ ICH8-M
Memory
2GB Patriot DDR2-667
2GB Patriot DDR2-667
Graphics
nVidia GeForce 7150M (128MB)
Intel GMA X3100 (set to max RAM)
Graphic Driver
ForceWare 156.65 (HP)
Intel 15.7
Sound
HD Audio
HD Audio
Wireless
Broadcom 802.11g & HP Bluetooth
Intel 3945ABG & HP Bluetooth
Hard Disk
160GB Hitachi SATA 5400rpm
160GB Hitachi SATA 5400rpm
Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Battery
6-cell Li-Ion
6-cell Li-Ion
Typical Price (US)
~$849
~$899
NOW U THINK WHICH ONE IS THE BEST
Doom 3 is a favorite of mine, and is going to be my representative for OpenGL games (admittedly a dying breed). It's got an easy-to-use built in benchmark, and it still stresses modern hardware just enough.
As I've mentioned before, the first run of the timedemo in Doom 3 is basically useless since the demo itself caches a lot of stuff on the fly, so I always use the second run after everything's cached. The game was set at 640x480, Low Quality, with shadows disabled. The game was also patched to 1.3.
The AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58 and GeForce 7150M recorded a framerate of 36 fps.
The Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 and GMA X3100 with hardware shaders recorded a framerate of 11.2 fps.
The Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 and GMA X3100 with software shaders recorded a framerate of 11.6 fps.
Forgive me for being crass, but nVidia has basically made an ass out of Intel here. While Doom 3 is still pretty punishing on any IGP except nVidia's, Intel can't do anything to scrape playability here.
Clearly, the much publicized much improved GMA X3100 is worlds away from what was promised.
WINNER: nVidia GeForce 7150M. (AMD - 2, Intel - 3)
For the AMD-based dv2610us, I mentioned in my review of that particular notebook that the Vista Aero Glass performance is inexcusably poor, and at present, there is no reasonable fix for it. What appears to have happened is actually pretty clear: the GeForce 7150M's clock speed is locked at 100MHz while running in Vista's desktop, and that just isn't fast enough for Aero Glass. Yet when you look at the battery life numbers, it's pretty clear this was about the only way they were going to get decent battery life out of this notebook. In the future, I honestly expect that at some point, a driver will probably surface that will alleviate this problem. That doesn't do anyone any good in the short term, though, and I'm not interested in buying something because of its "potential." The fact of the matter is that the dv2610us shipped with a real flaw.
For the Intel-based dv2615us, the problem gets a little more complex. First of all, everyone's been playing the waiting game with Intel's GMA X3100, hoping Intel would be able to unlock its actual potential. But it's been ten months since I saw them at GDC, and while I plan to review the part itself in more detail in the future, the fact is that right now, it's just not consistent enough. Framerates fluctuated wildly, and having to edit my registry to optimize it with certain games is frankly unreasonable. While theoretically you may be able to get better performance out of it in some games right now than other IGPs, and while theoretically it will improve over time, this is all theory. I'm not holding it in my hands. I'm not interested in promises, I'm interested in products.
And then there's another issue with the dv2615us. Simply put, you can do better. From HP no less! Right now, for $829, you can order the exact same notebook from them if you configure it yourself. This is before using any coupons, and before students apply their (very easy to get) discount. You'll have to wait a couple weeks for it, but the benefits are obvious: get exactly what you want, take advantage of any deals they offer, and save some green in the process. In fact, for what amounted to about $50 less than I paid in the store, I was able to order the same notebook with a high capacity 6-cell battery, a 2GHz Core 2 Duo, and a dedicated graphics card using a coupon I found on this very site (hint: check the laptop deals button at the top of the screen, it's awesome).
But we're not just talking about these two HP notebooks. In the broader sense, we're talking about AMD vs. Intel, and the situation is grim for AMD. Put simply, Intel's modern technology murders AMD's best and brightest. The only saving graces of the AMD platform are their consistently lower prices and consistently superior integrated graphics for the casual gamers. And that said, while AMD's processors may be "slower" than Intel's, they are by no means slow. The bar for modern hardware is really pretty high, and the average user probably won't even notice the difference.
US $86.89
