TurtleCrusher
Lifer
As an update, I was sent a defective P9500 (2.53ghz, 6MB L2, 25W) so I bought a P8700, which is the same CPU but with 3MB of L2 instead of 6MB. I have not been able to play with it much, but a CPU heavy game like Day of Defeat Source got a huge bump in FPS.
The most noticeable thing while not gaming? The P8700 is a really "cool" CPU in this laptop. It idles at 37C at room temp and maxes out at 64C during prime95. My T6400 would idle at 51C and would hit 78C during Prime95. Web browsing is quite snappier as well, especially image heavy websites.
This was a mere $7 upgrade as well. I went with the cheapest buy it now CPU on ebay from an American seller.
Am I missing out on any actual gaming performance gains from 3MB to 6MB L2, or should I stick with the P8700?
The most noticeable thing while not gaming? The P8700 is a really "cool" CPU in this laptop. It idles at 37C at room temp and maxes out at 64C during prime95. My T6400 would idle at 51C and would hit 78C during Prime95. Web browsing is quite snappier as well, especially image heavy websites.
This was a mere $7 upgrade as well. I went with the cheapest buy it now CPU on ebay from an American seller.
Am I missing out on any actual gaming performance gains from 3MB to 6MB L2, or should I stick with the P8700?
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