School — it’s a time for fall, school supplies, falling leaves, and…processors? Yes, says Intel. In Q4 of this year, a new Core i5 580m processor will debut bringing with it more speed and power. Specifically, the 580m will be clocked at 2.66GHz, up from the old predecessors 2.53GHz. Even better, the super speedy TurboBoost feature that overclocks a single core when multiple aren’t needed will apparently push the 580m up to a rather brisk 3.33GHz compared to the outgoing 540m’s 3.06GHz.
But is it enough?
How much will end users actually notice the extra speed when using the full boat of desktop applications? Probably not much if any. But more speed never hurts, right? Of course, overclocking is a much better option if you so choose. It’s essentially free speed.
There is also the little fact that at 2.66GHz and 3.33GHz in TurboMode push the 580m into Core i7 620m territory. The latter is a decent amount more expensive too. Have anything to say Intel?
