Thats a very broad questions your asking. You have to take a a lot
into consideration when choosing/purchasing a graphics cards. When you
said Centrino M you probably meant Pentium M.
OK, i think it will be easier if a broke this down into desktop and
notebook processors.
Notebooks:
The most common processors found in a laptop are, Intel Centrino,
Intel Pentium M, AMD Sempron and AMD Turion. You sometimes find some
desktop processors like those found below in notebooks but this is
mainly not the case.
Intel Pentium M- Built on the Pentium III processor from intel the M
is specially designed for laptops. It usually runs around 1.73Ghz
which is about the average speed of processor in notebooks. Intel
claim that the Pentium M offers the user a longer battery life.
Intel Centrino M- The second of intels notebooks procesors, again
Intel claim to offer a long battery with this processor. The usually
run at around 1.4Ghz.
AMD Sempron: This is AMD's answer to the Pentium M. It normally runs
at around 1.8GHz rounded up, to specific: 1.773GHz (3000+ processor).
I believe i read that it understands some 64bit instructions but don't
quote me on that. Usually the AMD Semprons are found in the 3000+
models.
Sometimes you can find the Sempron in a desktop variety which can run
at about 2GHz. This is also true for the Intel Centrino processors
AMD Turion: Usually runs at about 1.4GHz and is built on AMD Athlon
technology, like the Sempron processors. Don't let the 1.4Ghz put you
off, 64 bit offers a lot of power.
You should also note that there are dual core variations coming out of
the Intel Centrino processors which have had good right-ups in the
press.
Desktop:
The normal processors found in a desktop are, Pentium 4, Intel Pentium
D, AMD Athlon series (single and dual core).
Most of these processors use HT (HyperThereading Technology)
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/pentium_D/index.htm,this link
may help your understanding, click on the Dual-Core Demo box for a
very informative video, although it is a little bias towards Intel as
you might expect!
Pentium 4 with HT Technology:
Coming to the end of its life, this is Intels "flagship" processor.
Does everything that is required. Runs around 3GHz
Pentium D:
A dual core processor see the video above. Each processor runs at about 2.2-2.3GHz.
AMD Athlon:
This is where it gets a little complex. Most processors in the past
couple of years used to run on 32-bit codes.
AMD Athlon 64 runs at 64bit but can run 32 bit programs. To utlise 64
bit processors you need Windows XP 64-bit edition or wait for the
64bit version of Windows Vista. The industry is expected to move onto
64 bit processors as standard in the future. The programs also have to
be specially written to utilise the 64 bit processor, these are
becoming increasingly but they will run 32 bit programs fine.
AMD Athlon's come in 2 varities single and dual core, the intel video
explain these theories but only talks about its own products obviusly.
AMD does claim thats it processors are more resistant to viruses when
running Windows XP with Service Pack. AMD also tends to be cheaper
than intel.
Hope that helps! |
