what is the diffrence between intel processors....centrino...M...ect.?
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Pentium M is the Intel microprocessor for Mobile devices like laptops.  It is newer and better than the Mobile Pentium series of Intel.\n\nCentrino is not a microprocessor.  Rather, it is a 'bundle' of 3 Intel features:  the Pentium M Porcessor, Intel PRO Wireless and the 855 chipset.  These 3 have to be included for it to be called CENTRINO.     \n\nBasically, if you're laptop is Centrino, it has many of the basic features needed today (wi-fi connection etc) so you don't have to worry about missing out on features.  But if you're an expert on laptops, you can go for a Pentium M and customize other features for a better performance
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Basically, the difference is price, speed, and quality. Intel Celeron processors are cheaper that Intel Pentium 4s, but they are generally slower and will slow down further after a few years (if they last that long before breaking) due to poor construction. The difference between the Celeron D and the Celeron M is minimal, if not non-existent. A Celeron M is designed to be used for laptops (M stands for mobile), so it may take a little less power and run a little cooler (in exchange for a little less speed) than the Celeron Ds--which are designed for desktops where power consumption and heat isn't as big of an issue. In my opinion, Celerons (of any type) are the worst processor you can buy.\n\nHowever, AMD makes faster, more reliable, less expensive processors. The AMD Sempron competes with the Celeron, the AMD Turion competes with the Centrino (or Pentium M), the AMD Athlon competes with the Pentium 4, and the AMD Athlon X2 competes with Intel’s new dual-core processors. In all categories the AMD processors are superior in all aspects; especially the Sempron. Although the Sempron competes with the Celeron and is considerable less expensive, the Sempron is not poorly constructed so it does not have any reliability issues; not to mention that, in some cases, it has the speed to outperform Pentium 4s.
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You can think of a Celeron as a stripped down pentium. For chips at the same processor speed you will see that the level2 cache is less and the supported bus speeds are less.
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Basically, Celeron this the cheap-ass processor.  Celerons are the lowest of the low with slow speeds, higher crash rates, and basically only enough power for a user of only e-mail, internet surfing, and pinball...nevermind high-graphic games like Quake 4 or Sims 2.  Centrino processors are built specifically for laptop computers so they are great on power consumption and heat (or, less heat, for that matter).  The Centrino processors also have WiFi capabilities (wireless interet/networking, as long as you have a router at home or are in a WiFi-enabled building (e.g., certain Starbucks coffeeshops).  Go with Centrino, my friend!, hands down.
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Given that the prices are the same,there are two other really important issues that you need to look at-performance and battery life.If you need higher performance,mobility,graphics,games and aren't away from a poer source for a long time,I would suggest that you go with the AMD Turion64 X2.My dad's is an Acer Aspire with AMD Turion64.Its not dual core,but I've really felt the upbeat in performance when compared to the Intel centrino series.But the problem persists in the battery life.The standard 6-cell Li-Ion Acer battery gives about 4-4.5 hrs in standard conditions when used with Centrino.The same battery is found to last only about 3.5hrs when used with AMD Turion64 processor.But since I wanted performance at any cost,I opted for this 64-bit beauty.\nIf its battery life that you need,I suggest that you go with the Centrino Duo series.This processor gives you a good battery life.\nThe difference between a 64-bit processor and a 32-bit one is that 64 chunks of data can be processed by a 64-bit processor in one go,and the other can only handle 32 chunks of data at a time.The AMD Turion64 X2 is a 64-bit processor.But the Intel Centrino Duo isn't.If you are indeed waiting for a 64-bit Dual Core solution from Intel,I suggest that you wait for about 2 months or so.Intel's Centrino Duo 2 is a dual core 64-bit processor with the second core about 30% faster.But since the performance characteristics of this isn't known,there's little that I can comment on.\nI hope that answers your question.
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the processor is same ....pentium M\n\nwhen it is a combination of intel pentium M processor + intel motherboard + intel wireless card it is certified as centrino. as they together work to conserve more power , than a mix of different band of mother board and wireless card.
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We are talking about levels of cache here.  The previous post is talking about the amount of level 1 cache as compared to what the original poster is talking about which is level 2 cache.  Am I wrong?\n\n\nBottom line, the pentium is faster.  This is due to the pentium's amount of cache that is "closer" to the processor.
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I always tell people to stay away from celeron processors.  Sure they're cheaper, but you get what you pay for.  A laptop with a pentium M processor is probably going to be smaller than one with an AMD.  AMD processors run a little hotter, so they require more space, but they are also slightly faster.  What I would go for though is the new Intel Core Duo processor.  It has two processing cores on one chip so it's a lot faster.  I think Dell just released an inspiron with one in it.  Apple's got them in a laptop as well.  I'm sure there are also many other companies that are going to have them in their machines as well.  But if you have to chose between the three you listed above, go with pentium or amd.  You really wont notice much of a difference between the two.  Just stay away from celeron.
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I would certainly not go with a Pentium 4.  The best one out right now is the Intel Core Duo (Centrino Duo is the laptop version).  This along with 1-2 gigs of ram and 80+ gigs of hard drive space, and a video card 64megs of video ram should be good for the next few yeras.  If you wnat to save money, you can get about the same thing with a Pentium M processor, but I would certainly not use a pentium 4, he/she will get no battery life out of it.  they also are very hot, and aren't very fast at all.  the Pentium M and Duo even tho it has a lower clock rate (the gigahertz) they are much more efficient per clock cycle (they do more each time, rather then simply doing a little very fast).
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No, Centrino is just another name for Pentium M.
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You know this topic is too extensive to cover here. \n\nThere is some good reference material covering both types of processors here: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/r_harvey/doc_cpu.htm \n\nIn Pentium class processors, there also model-specific registers  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/r_harvey/doc_cpu.htm
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AMD is better cos they are usaully 64 bits where as celeron are 32bit
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There is one constant you can always depend on with Intel: Anything outperforms a Celeron. There are many reasons for this, all of which can be traced to the physical differences between the two processors. The most important differences between the two lie in their Front Side Busses (FSB), their cache, their clock speeds, and their internal instruction sets. Pentium 4 processors support up to an 800Mhz FSB while the Celeron supports a maximum of 533Mhz. What is the difference? Well, the FSB is the physical connection between the processor and the system's memory. At 533Mhz, the data transfer rate is theoretically 4.2 gigabytes per second. At 800Mhz, it goes up to 6.4 gigabytes/second. When dealing with applications that process intensive graphics or audio files, this makes a HUGE difference. Now, let's look at clock speeds. The Celeron's maximum clock speed as of right now is 3.33Ghz, and the Pentium 4 is 3.8 Ghz. In today's world, a 500Mhz difference won't impact performance as much as, say, 3 years ago. But still, 500 more Mhz won't at all hurt you! Now, let's look at perhaps the most important thing of all--cache. Cache is memory that is stored on the processor itself. It is used ALL THE TIME. The processor stores files/instructions in it's cache for instant access (the data transfer rate of the cache in the Pentium 4 is over 30 gigabytes/second!) and uses internal logic to decide which things to store in there. Obviously, the more cache the processor has, the more things it can store. The Celeron has 256 KB of cache which, in today's world, is horribly low. Most Pentium 4's out there now have 1 MB of cache, and the latest ones have 2 MB! This is either 4 or 8 times as much as the Celeron, and this translates to ASTRONOMICALLY HUGE performance increases! Every single thing you do on your computer becomes faster with more cache, and this is the number 1 reason why the Celeron is a slower performer when compared with an equally clocked Pentium 4 (and it's also one of the main reasons the Celeron is so much cheaper!). Lastly, the internal instruction programmed into the processors themselves are different. All currently produced Pentium 4's support a technology called "Hyper-Threading". Currently, processors are only able to process one thread (or instruction from a program) at a time. Hyper-Threading allows the Pentium 4 to process 2 threads at a time. In theory, this means it is twice as fast. But hold on, it's not as simple as it sounds. If you go onto a computer that has Hyper-Threading technology and look at the Device Manager, you will notice that there are 2 processors. If you look at the Task Manager, you will see 2 CPU's. But there really aren't 2 processors. One is virtually, and unfortunately it is hardly ever taken advantage of. Multi-threaded applications are not dominant in the market. Most everything out there is written for single-threaded processors because manufacturers don't expect a majority of the computers out there to have processors that can handle more than 1 thread at a time. Therefore most applications see no performance gain from having Hyper-Threading. However, those applications that DO support multi-threading will take advantage of the Pentium 4's technology and the performance is awesome! The Celeron would never be able to take advantage of that, and programs that are written for multi-threading are usually processor-intensive programs, and those types of programs perform sluggishly on processors with little cache. The definitive answer is that the Pentium 4 is by far the better processor, but with quality comes the price. If performance is what is driving this question, undoubtedly choose the Pentium 4. If price is the deciding factor, TRY to go with the highest-priced Pentium 4 your budget allows and if all else fails, get a Celeron.
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AMD and Intel are two different architectures.  You will see a significant performance boost in basically all aspects of your PC usage.  However - every system is different and there is no exact percentage that can be given.  It's all system specific.  Even benchmarks will not accurately tell you.
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Assuming you could find a P4 running at that speed (the fastest P4 Intel released was 3.8 Ghz based on a Prescott core, with the next fastest being a 3.73 Ghz P4 Extreme Edition), the processor would be, in absolute terms, faster than that Pentium M, but it would be consuming radically more power to provide that computing capability.   Pentium M is much more power efficient than Pentium 4, as measured on a "performance per watt" basis, the new standard Intel is using for designing microprocessors.  Because of this new focus on performance based on power consumption, Intel is dropping the Pentium 4 core from future processor development, and all new Intel CPUs will be based on Pentium M technology.
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One of the main differences in all of Intel's line is Cashe in the processor.\nThe next difference is Dual Core, where it is like 2 processors in one.\nOther differences are tolerance levels for heat and bus speeds.
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I have an Acer laptop, and i like it.... Intel or Amd are both good processors, I have an AMD,but I highly reccomend that you do NOT get a celeron processor, they work good for a couple months, then they are the slowest dang things.