Besdies speed, what are difference between T2xxx and T7xxx processors?

[TmBlackFlag]

It looks like all the 7xxx processers have 4MB caches as well. But besides the cache and higher speeds are the T2xxx C2D's in lappies inferior?

 

[Aluvus]

The T2xxx series are not Core 2 Duos, they are Core Duos. They are based on the (slightly) older Yonah core, while the T7xxx series are all Merom. They lack the enhancements of the Core 2 series (macro-ops fusion and other fun tricks), but perform similarly to the T5xxx series (which are Core 2 Duos with 2 MB of L2 cache).

More on Core 2 processor naming.

 

[coldpower27]

Originally posted by: Aluvus
The T2xxx series are not Core 2 Duos, they are Core Duos. They are based on the (slightly) older Yonah core, while the T7xxx series are all Merom. They lack the enhancements of the Core 2 series (macro-ops fusion and other fun tricks), but perform similarly to the T5xxx series (which are Core 2 Duos with 2 MB of L2 cache).

More on Core 2 processor naming.

Actually the Core 2 Duo T5xxx's Series should still at least be 10-15% faster then the equivalent clockspeed Core Duo T2xxx series due to the Core technology.

 

[coldpower27]

Originally posted by: TmBlackFlag
It looks like all the 7xxx processers have 4MB caches as well. But besides the cache and higher speeds are the T2xxx C2D's in lappies inferior?

Actually the Core 2 Duo's don't have any higher clockspeeds then the Core Duo's, they both are maxing out at 2.33GHZ.

The differences are that Core 2 has 4MB caches on some models, as well as 64Bit Extensions, not to mention better performance per clock for higher overall performance.