Take a look at our
ThinkPads.com HOME PAGE
For those who might want to contribute to the blog, start here: Editors Alley Topic
Then contact Bill with a Private Message

i7-2760 or i7-2860?

W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
Post Reply
Message
Author
indicium
Freshman Member
Posts: 101
Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:54 pm
Location: atlanta ga

i7-2760 or i7-2860?

#1 Post by indicium » Sat May 12, 2012 9:58 pm

Is the i7-2860 worth the extra $200? How much difference would I notice between the 2760 to the 2860?

Chatbox
Sophomore Member
Posts: 159
Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2004 11:08 pm
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: i7-2760 or i7-2860?

#2 Post by Chatbox » Sun May 13, 2012 7:39 am

That depends how much those $200 worth to you.

wolfman
Senior Member
Senior Member
Posts: 841
Joined: Sat Jun 19, 2004 8:40 pm
Location: Pine Grove, PA

Re: i7-2760 or i7-2860?

#3 Post by wolfman » Sun May 13, 2012 8:06 am

indicium wrote:Is the i7-2860 worth the extra $200? How much difference would I notice between the 2760 to the 2860?
I have a W520 from work with the i7-2860. A co-worker has a W520 with the i7-2820 (a 2.3 ghz quad core vs. 2.5 ghz quad core) - the machines have the same amount of RAM, same Intel SSD and both are FHD displays with Quadro 1000M discrete graphics. We have been working side by side often the last month or so and I can't "feel" a performance difference between the two machines for our workload (software development with IBM's Rational tooling and WebSphere server stack).

If it were my $200, I'd use it towards an SSD and get the 2.4ghz quad instead of the 2.5ghz quad upgrade. Someone else may have a workload that indicates something else... good luck.
Thinkpad L14 gen 2 | AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850u | 64gb RAM | 1tb SK Hynix P31 Gold | Intel AX210
Desktop: AMD Threadripper 1950x | 64gb RAM | 512gb Samsung 970 Pro + 1tb Crucial SSD | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | Dell S2721DGF
Previous Thinkpads: A21m, R40, X61, T410, T420, W520

Q-Ball
Sophomore Member
Posts: 235
Joined: Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:00 pm
Location: Kelowna Area, Canada

Re: i7-2760 or i7-2860?

#4 Post by Q-Ball » Sun May 13, 2012 5:51 pm

indicium wrote:Is the i7-2860 worth the extra $200? How much difference would I notice between the 2760 to the 2860?
No functional difference. Put that money towards an SSD instead- you'll get much more bang for your buck. In fact, 240GB drives are starting to get to that price point, so if you're worried about losing too much disk space that should nullify those concerns.
W520 (i7-2720M, Quadro 1000M), T41, 600E

ZaZ
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 4697
Joined: Fri May 13, 2005 1:33 pm
Location: Minnesota

Re: i7-2760 or i7-2860?

#5 Post by ZaZ » Sun May 13, 2012 7:27 pm

wolfman wrote:I have a W520 from work with the i7-2860. A co-worker has a W520 with the i7-2820 (a 2.3 ghz quad core vs. 2.5 ghz quad core) - the machines have the same amount of RAM, same Intel SSD and both are FHD displays with Quadro 1000M discrete graphics. We have been working side by side often the last month or so and I can't "feel" a performance difference between the two machines for our workload (software development with IBM's Rational tooling and WebSphere server stack).
That, to me, seems to be the answer to your question.
ThinkPad L14 - 2.1GHz Ryzen 4650U | 16GB | 256GB | 14" FHD | Win11P
ProBook 470 G5 - 1.6GHz Core i5 | 16GB | 2.2TB | 17" FHD | Mint

indicium
Freshman Member
Posts: 101
Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:54 pm
Location: atlanta ga

Re: i7-2760 or i7-2860?

#6 Post by indicium » Mon May 14, 2012 7:23 pm

I think the 'wolfman' has a valid point and I will go with the 2760. I'm not getting a SSD now as I need large storage for virtualization and running databases (mostly SQL Server and DB2).

Thanks for the advice.

Post Reply

Return to “ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 38 guests