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So, like many others at this time of year I'm looking at laptops for Crimbo, but wondered if there was in simple table that shows where each processor sits in relation to another.
Eg. - where do Intels processors sit in relation to AMDs? Are Pentiums still OK. Would any processor in a laptop with 8GB of RAM be better than a i3/i5 with 4GB? Are Celerons rubbish!? Just thinkinh for general kids/family stuff - Minecraft, Web, bit of video editing.
I know there are lots of Benchmark websites out there but I really don't need to know if i3 version 87362527635476 is a nano second better than i3 version jjdhsg67657342!!!
Ta!
Look up what you're interested in on [url= http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/search ]Geekbench[/url]. At it's simplest you'll just get a number for each machine which you can easily compare. Higher number is 'better'.
My personal experience is that most of the waiting isn't on the processor
I think the best improvement in laptop performance I have ever seen is having a solid state hard disk (SSD)
^that.
My i3 and 6gb with SSD is faster starting, opening files and general work than the landscape architects i7 and 8gb with spiny disc. I suspect his will chew through some image or video editing well, but for every day stuff, SSD is a Great Leap Forward IMO.
Do you just have an SSD? One the size I'd like gets rather expensive - do you use other separate storage? Or are the hybrid ones any good?
The Toms hardware CPU hierarchy chart gives a good indication >>
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,review-32901-5.html
SSD for OS HD for data
Only one disc slot in my laptop
The laptop in our house with an ssd isn't ever used for storage