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Alienware m11x processers?

  • 12-06-2010 7:43pm
    #1
    Freddie_21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Hiya

    Thinkin of buying one of these alienware m11xs...they come in both a intel pentium dual processors or a core i5 processors??i haven't a clue what the difference is here..can anyone tell me what the diff is in performance?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,169 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Freddie_21 wrote: »
    Hiya

    Thinkin of buying one of these alienware m11xs...they come in both a intel pentium dual processors or a core i5 processors??i haven't a clue what the difference is here..can anyone tell me what the diff is in performance?

    Cheers

    The Dual Core is just that, two cores, like two brains in laymans terms. The i5 is a new gen and has 8 cores(in practical terms). This can be faster but a lot of software doesnt support all 8 cores right now. Its common that a fast dual will benchmark higher than an i5 at the same price for certain tasks.

    The question is what are you going to be using it for?


  • #3
    Freddie_21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Freddie_21


    Ok cheers for that!! Mostly Surfing the web, streaming films, itunes youtube and gaming! :-) See i have a Asus EEE pc 900 and its very limited? Cheers again


  • #4
    flyingsnail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,765 ✭✭✭flyingsnail


    Lethal_Bullet wrote: »
    The Dual Core is just that, two cores, like two brains in laymans terms. The i5 is a new gen and has 8 cores(in practical terms). This can be faster but a lot of software doesnt support all 8 cores right now. Its common that a fast dual will benchmark higher than an i5 at the same price for certain tasks.

    The question is what are you going to be using it for?

    The only i5 that have 4 cores are the i5 750 and 750s and as far as I know they only have 4 cores with 4 threads so no 8 cores. The rest are dual core and should perform better than a Pentium dual core.


  • #5
    Teutorix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭Teutorix


    just thought i should mention Alienware are a complete ripoff don't wast your money. Go to hardwareversand and build your own for half the price, just ask "building and upgrading" if you dont know where to start.


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