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I'm customizing my HP HDX18T and cannot decide between two processors.

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz)
and
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9550 (2.66 GHz) for an additional $150

Now is the 2.66GHz processor really worth the extra $150, or would I be fine with a 2.53GHz processor?
Main question...is there really that much of a significant difference between the two?

Thank you very much.

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Where are you buying them that their is a $150 difference? There should be a $50-$100 difference only. The T9550 has twice the cache (6mb vs 3mb), not just an extra ghz. If you can get it for less than $100 more than the P8700 then go for it, if not then the P8700 is fine.

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Reply to The_Blood_Raven

He is probably buying a laptop from a retailer.

No, for $150 that is a total rip off.

Message edited by Bluescreendeath on 05-03-2009 at 09:14:16 PM

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The_Blood_Raven wrote :

I'm getting it directly from HP

Reply to iChaseH

Sounds normal for them to charge that much. Recently HP had a desktop that came standard with a 2.2Ghz Sempron, which I believe retails at places like newegg.com for $29.99. To upgrade to the Athlon X2 4850 was +$90, when it's retail price is only about $55.

Reply to loneninja

according to this benchmark the P8700 is faster than T9550:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

Reply to teadrinker

Sorry thought you were upgrading the CPU in an existing laptop since those are both upgrade-ready CPUs.

Reply to The_Blood_Raven

I'd get the P8700 - the speed difference is minimal, and IIRC, the P series have a 25W TDP, rather than the T series 35W TDP. Besides, it isn't worth the cost.

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