Performance Comparison

[Capteone]

Hey everyone, this site & the forums have been extremely helpful thus far so thank you all!

Just wanted to get your advice for which of these you believe would get better performance for Gaming & some of your reasons why:

SYSTEM 1: HP Pavilion dv6t Series
O/S: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i3-330M Dual Core processor (2.13GHz, 3MB L2 Cache)
Memory: 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Hard Drive: 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
GFX Card: 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 320M


SYSTEM 2: HP Pavilion dv6z Series
O/S: Windows 7
Processor:
AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs M320 (2.1GHz, 1MB L2 Cache)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Hard Drive: 250GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
GFX Card: 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

Also if you think there is something critical that should get upgraded on either please let me know.

[David (PassMark)]

I woud take the HP Pavilion dv6t as I think the i3 would be a better CPU. Plus you also get a larger drive and DDR3 ram.

[Capteone]

+!+ UPDATED HELP NEEDED +!+

Thank you for the help so far! It's been extremely helpful as I am searching. I now find myself in the dilemma between the below 2 computers:

Again keep up with the great advice, I included the prices I am able to get each for. And if you didn't read the first post, I am of course concerned with gaming.

System 1 - HP Pavilion dv7t series
Price: $850
Processor: Intel Core i3-330M Dual Core processor (2.13GHz, 3MB L2 Cache)
Memory: 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Hard Drive: 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
GFX Card: 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 320M - For i3, i5 and i7-620QM Processors
17.3" Screen
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System 2 - HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition series
Price: $977
Processor: Intel Core i7-720QM Quad Core processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz
Memory: 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Hard Drive: 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
GFX Card: 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 320M - For i7 Processors
15.6" Screen

[David (PassMark)]

As per the CPU chart the i7 is significantly faster. But we'll probalby only notice the difference on games that can use quad cores.

[Capteone]

As per the CPU chart the i7 is significantly faster. But we'll probalby only notice the difference on games that can use quad cores.

Yeah that is basically what I have understood from reading articles as well. Is it worth the jump in price anyway, or probably not?

EDIT: Someone actually just pointed me to the following laptop which is cheaper @ $800, and seems to have better specs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115733

-Are you familiar with ACER, I know they are the 3rd largest in the global market, yet I have never heard of them and am unfamiliar with if they are reliable. (Reliability is a chief concern of course).

[David (PassMark)]

Twenty years ago, when I used one last, they were a bit on the cheap and junky side. Don't really know about their current machines.