Notebook Processor Question

[Viva]

I'm looking into buying the HP ProBook 4720 (HPWD890EA) from Kalahari.net.

How does the Intel® Core™ i3-350M (found in the above mentioned notebook) compare to say the Intel® Core™2 Duo P7570 and Intel® Core™ i5-430M?

The notebook will be used for general computing, no gaming or rendering, but it must be good hardware to avoid another upgrade for quite a few years.

 

[stroebs]

I'd say get the i5 - It's new tech. Seeing as it is the new tech, it should support DDR3 Ram which is newer and faster.

 

[Viva]

Take a look here. The i3 in fact does support DDR3. The HP ProBook 4720s also comes with 3GB DDR3 RAM

 

[stroebs]

Take a look here. The i3 in fact does support DDR3.

If the notebook can do the i5 and has DDR3 RAM, I'd take it because it is a margin above the i3 and will save you from having to upgrade soon. Also take any i-series CPU above a Core 2

 

[kingrob]

If the notebook can do the i5 and has DDR3 RAM, I'd take it because it is a margin above the i3 and will save you from having to upgrade soon. Also take any i-series CPU above a Core 2

Only difference between the i3 and i5 is that the i5 can do turbo boost (which is basically overclocking the CPU a bit and can give you a 4-5% speed boost), so if you're on a budget, go i3.

However, in general the i5 processors are a bit faster than their i3 brothers.

 

[Viva]

Only difference between the i3 and i5 is that the i5 can do turbo boost (which is basically overclocking the CPU a bit and can give you a 4-5% speed boost), so if you're on a budget, go i3.

However, in general the i5 processors are a bit faster than their i3 brothers.

Thank you for your response. I will probably take the i3 then.

 

[kingrob]

Thank you for your response. I will probably take the i3 then.

Only my pleasure. I would take the i3 as well.

 

[boramk]

Go for i3

 

[Synaesthesia]

Ultimately I/O is a much bigger bottleneck these days than CPU speed so a good SSD will make a huge difference. I find myself repeating this ad-nauseam but it's so important I can't stress it enough, particularly for notebook users.

 

[Viva]

Ultimately I/O is a much bigger bottleneck these days than CPU speed so a good SSD will make a huge difference. I find myself repeating this ad-nauseam but it's so important I can't stress it enough, particularly for notebook users.

Thank you! I will keep this in mind.

 

[KhoisanX]

Ultimately I/O is a much bigger bottleneck these days than CPU speed so a good SSD will make a huge difference.

Not to mention battery life and reliability.