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KenProspero
09-17-2005, 12:38 AM
Am looking at two laptops

Each has a gig of memory. One would have a 2mhz Intel M chip and a 400 mhz FSB. The other would have a 1.86 mhz chip and a 533 mhz FSB.

Any way to judge which will have better performance? Or am I likely not to notice?

A_K
09-17-2005, 01:42 AM
I'm guessing that performance would be pretty close. Probably depends on what you're doing with each machine.

fluxrad
09-17-2005, 03:08 AM
I think you mean 2Ghz and 1.86Ghz since otherwise you're talking about 15 year old computers /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Can you find out what kind of chip each has? The biggest determining factor will be the L2 cache (more is better). Assuming they both have something like 512k, I would take the box with the faster bus.