1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo VS 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

[ammar577]

Hi, im buying the new MBA 11" with 4GB ram and i plan to buy the OWC 360GB SSD.

i was thinking of getting the 1.4GHz since its cheaper. is there a difference in speed between 1.4 vs 1.6 ?

 

[Hellhammer]

Since the only difference between them is the clock speed, the 1.6GHz is theoretically 14.3% faster. In real world, you won't notice the difference unless you do something CPU intensive.

 

[Oppressed]

FWIW Geekbench results for the two are 1.6 scores 2271 vs 2022 for the 1.4.

So roughly 12.3% overall improvement.

http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/mac-benchmarks/


Also here is a related article about the 11'' upgrade options and tests.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4000/...r-review-do-16ghz-and-4gb-make-a-difference/1

 

[Abstract]

Anandtech's comparison of the 1.4 and 1.6 GHz versions of the 11" MBA is fantastic.

Generally speaking, Anandtech is a fantastic review site.

 

[nebulos]

Anandtech's comparison of the 1.4 and 1.6 GHz versions of the 11" MBA is fantastic.

Generally speaking, Anandtech is a fantastic review site.

we agree here!