1 core - 2.8GHz
2 cores - approx. 2.4GHz iirc...
4 cores - 1.6GHz

for games, juz stick to C2Q or high clock C2D

This post has been edited by astria: Dec 4 2009, 03:39 PM

latest news is that Arrandale will be out in 3 January 2010...

the following models will make up of the first wave:

Core i7-620M - 2.66GHz, 4MB L3 cache, HTT, Turbo Boost
Core i5-540M - 2.54GHz, 3MB L3 cache, HTT, Turbo Boost
Core i5-520M - 2.40GHz, 3MB L3 cache, HTT, Turbo Boost
Core i5-430M - 2.26GHz, 3MB L3 cache, Turbo Boost
Core i3-350M - 2.26GHz, 3MB L3 cache
Core i3-330MA - 2.13GHz, 3MB L3 cache

all these are dual cores...

yes u read rit, even the Core i7 600M is a dual...

but afaik, they can use PM55 chipset like the Core i7 quads, with the option of HM55 if the OEM wants to use GMA...

This post has been edited by astria: Dec 4 2009, 03:59 PM

they ARE the replacements of Core 2 Duo...

no, i won't trust Intel for that...

the key is still optimization... and i doubt game developers really like HTT... juz look at how it failed in Pentium 4...

if u can afford Studio 15 with i7, i suggest Studio XPS 16 with Core 2 Duo or Acer 5935G with GT 240M instead...

for games, priority always go to GPU...

well, i dun think Core i5 and Core i7 dual will be cheap either...

value would be Core i3...

dun forget, the way that Intel markets the CPU now is:

hardcore - Core i7
Performance - Core i5
Mainstream - Core i3
Value - Pentium

with the lack of Pentium in the line up, i reckon Core 2 will make up for the Value market for the time being...

well, the main difference on the 820QM would be the larger cache...

not significant unless u re doing works that involve lots of transfer of small files...

but heck 8MB is juz total overkill for normal users...

i5 700 series is a quad with no HTT...

anyway, it's no secret that high end multi GPU system would cause the CPU to be bottlenecked...

all are duals...

Intel said 3 Jan...

wow, u call an i5 not far off from a C2D in terms of spec???

This post has been edited by astria: Dec 25 2009, 10:08 PM

but it's never a strong field for Intel...

i7 quads are meant to replace Core 2 Quad only...

forget abt price dropping...

Intel dun have any plans to make the quads in 32nm... so that's wat we'll see until the end of 2010 (the earliest)

Core 2 Duo with GMA X4500MHD will be relegated to where Pentium Dual Core is now...

in another word, value market instead of mainstream and performance...

most probably u'll see T6000 and P8000 only... T/P9000 will be removed completely to make way for i5...

This post has been edited by astria: Dec 31 2009, 09:50 AM

it's really up to u...

as far as computer hardware is concerned, my take is "buy when u need it"...

if u can wait, go ahead, juz that the waiting game may take forever... there's new stuff coming out every mth...

no one knows...

Intel said they'll come out by 3 Jan (which is tmr), but when will it Asia/SE Asia/MY is another thing...