P4M vs centrino?

[jarthel]

clock-for-clock: which is faster?

thank you

 

[meatycheesyboy]

Centrino isn't a CPU, it's a collection of technolgies marketed together. The CPUs that are "centrinos" are Pentium Ms.

 

[romeozor]

from wikipedia

Centrino, a platform-marketing initiative from Intel, covers a particular combination of CPU, mainboard chipset and wireless network interface in the design of a laptop personal computer. Intel claimed that systems equipped with these technologies should deliver better performance, longer battery life and broad wireless network interoperability.

To qualify for a Centrino label, vendors must use all three Intel qualified parts for laptop, otherwise using only the processor and chipset will carry the Intel Core label instead.

 

[Russell]

The previous two people are right.

However, I know you mean P4M vs PM. The answer is the Pentium M is much faster, clock for clock. Cooler too. The P4M's are a poor choice for a laptop.

 

[Stugots]

Clock for clock, the Pentium M is faster than a Pentium 4.

 

[drizzt81]

And the PM consumes less power than the P4M, at least that is what I was told. At this point I'd get a merom though (mobile C2D)