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2010 2.66 GHz C2D vs. 2011 2.3 GHz Core i5 .

Goohfy

Goohfy

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Apr 22, 2011
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Which will give me better performance? I've seen both in the refurb section for the same price, and I'm wondering which would be the better buy.
 
Obviously it would depend on a bit on what you were doing, as the GPU is still faster on the 2010 13 inch mbp (which I assume you mean since the ones you listed are 13inchers)

take a look
http://www.macworld.com/article/157893/2011/02/2011macbookpro_benchmarks.html

the i5 benches faster slightly, but mainly on the cpu alone probably

13" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Core i5 dual-core

140



13" MacBook Pro 2.7GHz Core i7 dual-core

155



15" MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Core i7 quad-core

175



15" MacBook Pro 2.2GHz Core i7 quad-core

206



17" MacBook Pro 2.2GHz Core i7 quad-core

210



13" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo

106



13" MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo

137



15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core i5 dual core

132



15" MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Core i7 dual-core

151



17" MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Core i5 dual-core

137



13" MacBook Air 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo (256GB SSD)

108



MacBook 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (2GB RAM)

99



21.5" iMac 3.06GHz Core i3 dual-core

174



27" iMac 2.8GHz Core i5 quad-core

196
 
Thanks for that, I'm going to purchase one soon this year.
 
depending on your uses. the i5 will be considerably faster at processor intensive activities.

i'd personally go for the i5, but again, my uses dictate that I have a better CPU
 
Depending on how much of a discount the B2S sale is, I'll either go with the 13' i5 or i7.
 
What about when the c2d is equipped with a 128gb ssd? I noticed it in the refurb shop for cheaper than the i5.
 
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