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Is MBP i7 2.66 that much faster than MBP 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo?
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the i7 2.66 will beat the snot out of a 2.4 C2D.
The i7 will beat the snot out of a 3...what...3.2 ghz C2D and then some (turbo boost and the i7 is faster than the c2d at lower clock speeds.
the i7 2.66 will beat the snot out of a 2.4 C2D.
The i7 will beat the snot out of a 3...what...3.2 ghz C2D and then some (turbo boost and the i7 is faster than the c2d at lower clock speeds.
Lets put it this way
My 2.66 i7 8gig ram mbp beats my core2quad 2.4ghz 8gig ram 8800gt 512mb hackintosh in nearly every benchmark i throw at it
Also makes my relatively new unibody plastic macbook seem slow
My 2.66 i7 8gig ram mbp beats my core2quad 2.4ghz 8gig ram 8800gt 512mb hackintosh in nearly every benchmark i throw at it
Also makes my relatively new unibody plastic macbook seem slow
You see I went from a 2.53Ghz unibody to an i7 and day to day there is very very little difference. When I compress video it is quicker bit only by about 10-15% max. The older C2D unibody MBPs still fly. I say screw the update and wait for a quad core MBP in late 2011.
If those filters are truly CPU bound, you'll see a huge difference with the fact that i7 2.66GHz has HT (4 threads with 2 cores) and 3.3Ghz Max Turbo boost. If the filters take advantage of the GPU, then you're not likely to see any difference since it's the GPU that'll make the difference.
You're likely to benefit more from 8GB RAM and a good solid SSD than the CPU. I recommend upgrading those two and then wait for next major update.
I just got a 2.4GHz MBP. Hearing this is sad. 
But my MBP is fast for me. But a Core i7 15" would be a dream come true for me... one day...
But my MBP is fast for me. But a Core i7 15" would be a dream come true for me... one day...I just got a 2.4GHz MBP. Hearing this is sad.
Just be happy with what you have, if it works for you, than there's nothing to be sad about. It isn't that much faster for average daily operations. By the time you think your MBP has gotten slow for you, a i9 quad-core with HT will be out (8 threads).
I'm doing a lot of layers and using filters such as Nik's Viveza, OnOne Filters, and Topaz Filters. Once I started using filters the system really slowed down... Too slow now! I've got a buyer for my 2007 MBP 2.4 for $800 so just debating whether to get a MPB 2.66GHz or splurge on a Mac Pro 6 Core 3.3. If the MPB 2.66 is significantly faster that should suffice for now until the Sandy Bridge chip comes out next year, and I'll do the Mac Pro then.
Hell YES!!
When I had the 2.4ghz core 2 duo I was constantly getting 85%-90% CPU usage but now with the i7 I don't get any higher than 28%. LOL.
When I had the 2.4ghz core 2 duo I was constantly getting 85%-90% CPU usage but now with the i7 I don't get any higher than 28%. LOL.
I'm currently using 395% of my CPU on my i7 but that is because i'm using handbrake. I can't imagine what it would be like on a core 2
Yeap, its smoking fast.
Its the first laptop I've ever used that really felt like a desktop replacement.
I did manage the i7 to reach 35% in cpu usage today.
But I do run out of RAM all the time. I'm always at something like 5mb or 10mb of free RAM. I need to up my RAM to 8GB soon.
i'm betting you will see 5-10mb free as well after you upgrade to 8gb. you do know how *NIX handles RAM, right? do you have paging or swapping?
The i7 is faster at any usage at any point in time in the history of computing. If you still don't believe all of us this article can explain how and WHY the core i series blows the C2D's away.
And just for some reference, the 2.4ghz core i5 is faster than a C2D 2.8 Ghz. They are just far superior.
The new graphic cards with dynamic switching is TERRIBLE. Do not buy any Macbook that uses dynamic switching. It slows down your computer like crazy. I beach ball randomly just searching the internet.
So just manually set it to be what you need. And I never beachball from graphics cards switching
And to not buy any macbook that uses dynamic switching would mean the best you could get was a 13" MBP.It's not the graphic chips that's terrible, it's a bug in the "switching" process. It's either driver issues or OS X. Apple should be able to fix this with an update to OS X.
You need to download gfxCardStatus application and set it manually, it'll resolve all of your issues.
