Centrino vs Pentium M vs Pentium 4

Post by **Cakedaddy** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:47 pm

As far as performance, what the difference between a Pentium M 1.6 (W/ Centrino) and a P4 2.8?

Anyone know?

Post by **TheCatt** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 6:40 pm

Depends. Overall, I'd say they are almost equivalant. If you lean towards multimedia stuff, the P4 will edge out the M by about 10-15% (0 - 5% for gaming)

The M just has much lower wattage requirements (thus longer battery life) and less heat.

Post by **Cakedaddy** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:24 pm

So a 1.6 M will perform as good as a 2.8 4?

Post by **TheCatt** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 10:15 pm

Pretty much. Depending on the app, the Pentium M will be faster, or slower (on the order of a 2.4Mhz P4, relatively speaking). But slower will be primarily using Adobe Photoshop or other image/video processing apps.

Post by **Cakedaddy** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:56 am

I see. Interesting. And thanks.

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:45 pm

No prob. I was considering getting a Pentium M for a completely silent desktop machine, but I didn't want the micro-atx form factor which is all the available mobos for the PM so far.