i7 8mb cache or i7 6mb cache ?

[loraalkhara]

hey all,



i would like honest answers from you, i basically got the i7 2760QM 6mb cache, and thinking of sending it back to the seller so i can get a refund so i can buy the i7 2860qm 8mb cache.

so do you think that it's worth it to upgrade to i7 2860qm ???



thank you all

 

[Deleted member 217926]

No. There will be no noticeable difference if that's the only thing changing.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

defo not worth it! Back in the day, difference in price was 200 dollars! for 100mhz increase in speed. crazy.

 

[loraalkhara]

i want to ask you guys if there will be no difference in the performance then why does intel produce them ? i mean why they dont just stay with 2760qm then jump to the 3rd gen CPUs?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

When they make CPUs they make them on a big wafer of silicon. The quality varies depending on a variety of things and they have to sell all of them so instead of throwing a bunch of them away they bin them at a lower speed. The 2760 and the 2860 ( and others of the same product line ) could come off the same wafer. The higher quality chips are sold as higher end parts with faster speeds. Also they need to cover every market segment.