What is the best notebook processor?
On One Hand: Intel has the highest performance benchmarksAs of April 2010, Intel’s Core i7-920XM was the fastest laptop processor ever, According to Gizmag.com. It has four processor cores and 8 MB of cache memory, compared with the two cores and 2 MB cache of its closest rival, AMD’s Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86. It also utilizes hyper-threading and Turbo Boost technologies that divide tasks and power consumption efficiently between the processor cores.On the Other: AMD: Competitive Speed, GraphicsAt 2.4 GHz, the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 has a higher clock speed than the Core i7 (2.0). Although this alone does not counteract the Core i7’s extra cores and cache memory, AMD’s graphics cards relieve the processor of the burden of handling video and multimedia, two of the most demanding tasks.
