i_am...me Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Ok so im looking to beef up my hackbook. i found out that my chipset will support a core 2 duo but only up to 533MHz FSB, theres only two core 2 chips that have a 533 FSB and those are the T5200(1.6ghz) and the T5300(1.73ghz). But, I also found a core duo that is 2ghz(T2450) but its just a core duo. Which would be faster running leopard?? I already have a dual core(crippled core duo, google the T2060 chip) @ 1.6ghz. would these even be an improvement? I need help deciding. im leaning more twards the core duo @ 2GHz, but would the core 2 duo be faster since it a 64 bit chip and leopard is 64-bit? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75744-getting-a-new-processor-help-me-decide-which-to-get/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 The Core Duo would be the fastest, I think, the Core 2 Duo's are close, but they're only about 10-20% faster per clock cycle. It would be an improvement, but not a big one. I don't know if it's worth it... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75744-getting-a-new-processor-help-me-decide-which-to-get/#findComment-534963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am...me Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 The Core Duo would be the fastest, I think, the Core 2 Duo's are close, but they're only about 10-20% faster per clock cycle. It would be an improvement, but not a big one. I don't know if it's worth it... Wouldnt 64-bit be better for leopard? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75744-getting-a-new-processor-help-me-decide-which-to-get/#findComment-535589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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