cpuz says my new 17" mbp 2.8 is a t9600. Is that bad, is the p9700 that much better?
I posted this in another thread no too long ago but I'll say it here too. Apple may have not used the P9700 simply because Intel doesn't make it for what Apple needs. Apple uses ball grid array processors and Intel doesn't make the P9700 in the package just yet. Intel does make it in a pin grid array and that's what pretty much every other laptop manufacturer uses.
So what does this mean? Is this a bad processor?
No, its the fastest mobile processor from Intel. Its just that it's a 35W processor so don't expect excellent battery life when CPU usage is near 100%.
Just draws more power T = 35W while P = 25W
So will the 17 MBP still get its claimed 8 hours of battery life?
Or will simply choosing this processor knock it down? And if so, by how much?
Does intel have a 25 W 3.06 processor?
2.8 is the highest in the P series right now
http://ark.intel.com/ProductCollection.aspx?familyID=26548
Hmm thanks. I guess I shouldn't feel too bad about getting the 3.06 ghz processor then.
2.8 and 3.06 will get the same battery life. They have the same power consumption. If anything, the 3.06 would have better battery life because a task that put the 2.8 at 100% full load will draw 35W but the same task which puts the 3.06 at 90% load will draw maybe around 31W. Get what I'm saying?You wll probably notice the decrease in battery life with the 3.06
Same here, I can't justify it but I want it so much. 3.06GHz is straight up geek bragging rightsI'm getting a MBP for college, and I can't justify the 3.06, as much as I've always wanted to have a processor over 3GHz. Oh, and before anyone tells me the 2.8 is overkill, it's not for me. Music creation is one of the few tasks that milks a processor for all it's worth. I can max out my current 2.4 iMac fairly easily with a couple instances of Omnisphere.
2.8 and 3.06 will get the same battery life. They have the same power consumption. If anything, the 3.06 would have better battery life because a task that put the 2.8 at 100% full load will draw 35W but the same task which puts the 3.06 at 90% load will draw maybe around 31W. Get what I'm saying?
Same here, I can't justify it but I want it so much. 3.06GHz is straight up geek bragging rights![]()
The T9600 is really nice. it's damn fast. My macbook is cold to the touch 95% of the time. It's running at 40-43C at normal usage (surfing web, pandora, email sync, youtube, etc). Under as close to full laod as I can get it the CPU gets ~65C. The bottom is warm but not anything I can't put the back of my hand on.
Wow...ever day a new thread shows up that makes me want to wait for the next refresh even more...so sad![]()