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Anonymous   12-14-2004 at 10:38:40 PM

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Hello,

I'm jsut wondering how can you tell if Pentium M is dothan arch. I have not
seen it advertised on laptop ads. Instead they would mention L2 cash etc..

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Andrew   12-15-2004 at 04:02:45 AM
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john smith <mta_img@yahoo.com> wrote:
: Hello,

: I'm jsut wondering how can you tell if Pentium M is dothan arch. I have not
: seen it advertised on laptop ads. Instead they would mention L2 cash etc..

I think only the Dothons have a 2MB L2 cache. See

http://www.intel.com/products/note [...] /index.htm

It's possible that some cheaper Dothons have only 1MB of cache, but
I'm not sure.

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Dan   12-14-2004 at 11:00:04 PM
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Dothan's have 2meg L2 cache. Also, the speed rating is higher.
1.5Ghz=715
1.6Ghz = 725
1.7Ghz= 735
1.8Ghz=745
2.0Ghz=755
Banias processors have 1meg L2 cache and a lower speed rating
1.5Ghz=705
1.6Ghz=715
According to Intel, the extra meg of cache is worth roughly a 100Mhz speed
boost when comparing Dothan:Banias.

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> Hello,
>
> I'm jsut wondering how can you tell if Pentium M is dothan arch. I have
> not
> seen it advertised on laptop ads. Instead they would mention L2 cash
> etc..
>
>

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Anonymous   12-14-2004 at 10:58:28 PM
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Dothans have 2 MB L2 cache

"john smith" <mta_img@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm jsut wondering how can you tell if Pentium M is dothan arch. I have
> not
> seen it advertised on laptop ads. Instead they would mention L2 cash
> etc..
>
>

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Dan   12-14-2004 at 11:20:27 PM
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Don't forgot though, that Dothans are cooler than Banias processors. On a
side note, I have never seen a 1meg dothan. Rule of thumb: 2meg
L2cahe=dothan
"john smith" <mta_img@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm jsut wondering how can you tell if Pentium M is dothan arch. I have
> not
> seen it advertised on laptop ads. Instead they would mention L2 cash
> etc..
>
>

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Anonymous   12-14-2004 at 11:00:05 PM
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"Dan" <mikedan*nospam*@videotron.ca> writes:
> According to Intel, the extra meg of cache is worth roughly a 100Mhz speed
> boost when comparing Dothan:Banias.

I think there are some architectural differences beween the Dothan and
the Banias as well, making the Dothan faster per mhz independently of
the extra cache. I wonder if the Dothan also uses less power per Mhz.
I just bought a Thinkpad X40 with 1.2 Ghz Banias. I decided against
the the 1.4 Ghz Dothan model because it's quite a bit more expensive.
But I'm experiencing some slight remorse over that choice, mostly for
unrelated reasons.

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Dan   12-15-2004 at 09:03:40 AM
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The banias is 130nm and Dothan 90nm. I've also heard the dothan is cooler
and uses less juice than the banias
"john smith" <mta_img@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm jsut wondering how can you tell if Pentium M is dothan arch. I have
> not
> seen it advertised on laptop ads. Instead they would mention L2 cash
> etc..
>
>

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Anonymous   12-16-2004 at 12:19:33 AM
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You download the processor id utility from Intel and run it.



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>
> I'm jsut wondering how can you tell if Pentium M is dothan arch. I have
not
> seen it advertised on laptop ads. Instead they would mention L2 cash
etc..
>
>

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