Core i3-2350M

sbechtel · n00b Joined: 14 Apr 2012 Posts: 4

Hello,

currently I run gentoo on a MacBook 5,1 but I'd like to buy some newer hardware. The main reason is not performance but keyboard, screen size (just 13" at the moment) and battery.

However I don't want to give relatively much money for a new machine without having a recognizable performance boost so I'd like to now how good i3 and especially the i3-2350m will run with gentoo. Will I have to wait the whole night for a new firefox (pgo), too?

Best regards,
Sebastian

BillWho · Veteran Joined: 03 Mar 2012 Posts: 1600 Location: US

sbechtel,

I've been looking into purchasing a new machine and did some processor comparisons. According to this site , you'll get more bang for the buck with an Intel Core i5-2400.

I'm not at all familiar with MacBooks, but I suspect that you'll notice a significant improvement especially with a Core i5.

Good luck

EatMeerkats · Apprentice Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 234

Rumor has it Ivy Bridge comes out on the 23rd, so I would wait and see what gets released. And yes, it will be a lot faster than a MBP 5,1… my i5-2540M (2.6 GHz before turbo boost) compiles Chromium 82% faster than a 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo, and Thunderbird 56% faster.