#INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ BENCHMARK DRIVER#

This means that a processor and motherboard combo featuring Intel's latest technology could cost $330, wiping the floor with previous Intel processors and at the very least matching those from AMD. Take the Pentium D 950 for example, this is a $250 processor whereas the newer Core 2 Duo E6300 will initially cost just $180. As our test results will show later on, even the slowest Intel Core 2 Duo processor is significantly faster than more expensive Pentium D processors. You can now also find motherboards featuring Intel's newest P965 Express chipset becoming more readily available starting at around $150, with the more exotic versions costing up to $250.īut it's not for nothing that such tremendous hype surrounded Intel's new CPUs release. We wonder when the first quad core processor for notebooks will be available.After much hype and anticipation, the new Intel Core 2 Duo processors are now available in stores with prices starting at $180 all through $530. The Penryn with it's reduction in size and the new 45nm production technology are therefore big steps for the coming mobile quad cores made by Intel. Like with the Merom cores, a LV (low voltage) or ULV (ultra low voltage) versions of the Penryn processor can be expected that are specialised for subnotebooks with very low power consumption.Īs opposed to it's competitor AMD, Intel's quad core concept combines two dual core processors. Regarding the lower power consumption (minus 10% under maximum load!) the Penryn CPU is certainly attractive for mobile use as well. The strengths of the new processors should become especially apparent with CPU demanding office applications (rendering, decoding.). The summarised practical use for the user is increased performance and lower power consumption.Īlthough the advantages of the Penryn CPU are rather limited, especially for current games which profit far more from a more powerful graphics card, it is still an improvement over the Merom processor and, most important for the notebook buyer, at an identical price. The new Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn models offer a variety of changes like the enlargement of the L2-cache by 50%, new energy saving functions and SSE2 commands. Like in the tests before, the graphics card becomes the limiting factor at higher graphic settings, which makes processor performance less relevant.

#INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ BENCHMARK DRIVER#

If one ignores the poor result with GPU min / CPU min settings of the Penryn, which is apparently a driver related problem, it manages a slight lead in medium settings which turns into a tie on maximal GPU and CPU settings. The benchmark test of the DirectX9 horror shooter F.E.A.R. This proves that processor performance makes especially a difference in older games, where the graphics card isn't the limiting factor. Although the performance differences in this test get smaller the higher the graphic settings as well, performance differences of up to 10% between the Penryn and Merom processor could be observed. The difference in performance was a bit clearer while running the Ego-shooter Doom3. This is due to higher demand for graphics power in current benchmark tests. A reduction of the Penryn bonus was also noticeable with newer 3DMark versions, especially 3DMark 2006. The Penryn was ahead in all tests, but, the differences were rather small, just about a digit of the percentage. Only very minor performance differences between the T9500 Penryn and the T7800 Merom CPU were noticeable while running the well known 3DMark benchmark test. With support from Schenker Notebook, which offered us not only a mySN M570RU gaming notebook, but also the complete Penryn CPU lineup, we had the possibility to compare the processors directly with each other, respectively with the 'old' T7800 Merom core.ĭue to the specifications of the test sample with nVIDIA Geforce 8800M GTX graphic, the main focus was on game performance tests as well as various application benchmarks. But how well do Penryn CPUs actually do in practical tests?

More performance for the same price - If one believes Intel's statement, the old models are pretty much obsolete now. The price of the new chips should be on a similar level as the Merom processors as well. „All of these new chips (.) boost a PC's speed, reduces power requirements, saves on battery life, helps the environment and comes in smaller packages for more fashionable and compact computer designs.'. The official press release of 7th of January 2008 says: Intel has of course an answer for those questions. What are the advantages of the new Penryn processors and how much do they cost? The following questions seem to be the most important for a potential notebook buyer:

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