CAD and Pentium 4 vs Pentium M

Matt Roberts · 2005-06-29T23:56:29+00:00

Hello, I'm currently enrolled in a Masters in Landscape Architecture program, and the program requires heavy use of CAD and other performance-intensive utilities. I received a list of minimum and recommended specifications for a notebook computer required to take classes. The point of this discussion is the chip specification. The list of specs says I need a pentium 4 chip with at least 3 GHz. Checking the typical notebook providors (IBM, Sony, Dell, etc), none of them are still making notebooks with Pentium 4 chips. Instead, all of them are outfitted with Pentium M chips, the fastest of which is 1.8 GHz.I have heard (wikipedia's article on pentium chips) that Pentium M chips, although spinning at a slower GHz, can out-perform Pentium 4 chips. If this is true, is there a reliable conversion factor between Pentium 4 performance and Pentium M performance? More specifically, how many GHz would be needed in a Pentium M chip to get the same performance in CAD as a 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 chip?Thank you for your time and hard-earned knowledge,M.

Jun 29, 2005 23 Replies

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Depresion 21 years ago

Or do it the good old way with a spade.

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Doug T 21 years ago

They have GPS autopilot tractors now, how long till CNC earthmovers? Just download your terrain model and hit go. :)

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Happy Trails 21 years ago

Got'em already.

I make my living programming a gps bulldozer, among other things.

Happy Trails To You

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Doug T 21 years ago

I just knew somebody was going to say that. :)

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