HD 4400: i7-4500 worth it?

Hello Forum,

I'm buying a new laptop that comes with HD 4400 graphics. I'm interested in some light gaming ( Grim Dawn) and I do some light CAD/Solid Works design.

I'm deciding on the i5 or i7 and found this information:

Clock speeds
Core i5-4200U (15 W, 3 MB L3): 200 - 1000 MHz
Core i7-4500U (15 W, 4 MB L3): 200 - 1100 MHz

Can someone explain to me if the 4 MB L3 vs is 3 MB is worth the money? If it matters, the laptop will have 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD.

I'd like to keep my next laptop for 4-5 years and don't mind spending +$150 if it's going to make a difference/lead to less frustrations. But if it doesn't matter, saving the money is nice.

Thanks in advance.

 

why going with ULV CPU's ? you should try to find a machine with "Normal" i7/i5 cpu means no ix-4XXXU but ix-4XXXM series..
More frenquency and way more performances..

 

there are currently no more normal voltage cpus from intel aside the quads. well the dual cores never mattered since SB, the performance difference was around 10%

best thing would be to find a i7 4702mq on a chassis that is thin and light, since you are already going for that anyway.

4400 behaves much like the 4000 and the i7 has a bit higher clocks, there is nothing much to it

 

i5-4200M, 4300M, and 4330M are 37W Haswell dual cores.

 

That's not true. There's a handful of i5's and i3's that are dual core with hyperthreading 37W dual core CPU's.

AnandTech | Introducing the Dual-Core Haswell SKUs



edit: sniped by Kevin...

 

none launched, none in products

and from the looks they will only be available late october if at that

but yeah I forgot about those

 

Lenovo Z510 Laptop | 15.6" Multimedia Notebook PC | Lenovo (US)

Here. 800$ for 1080p/4700MQ/8GB RAM, in a 1.0 inch chassis.

 

Sorry, but I'm gonna have to spoil that thought again. The 4200M is out and in products. These haven't been out long at all, to be fair.

 

you are a party pooper, cats will be sent to your destination and pee on your clothes shall appear

 

Thank you for the responses. I've read A LOT of reviews (spending more hours than I care to admit), played with the major brands at Best Buy, and am quite sure about my choice. If you can show me a laptop that's ~3 lb, absolute max 3.5 lb., has 6+ hours video play back, and costs $1600 with a Quad core, I'm listening. It doesn't seem laptops that slim can handle the heat and drain the battery fast.

My original question stands: will there be an appreciable difference between a 3 MB vs. 4 MB cash on HD 4400?

Thanks.

 

There will be no appreciable difference between a 3MB or 4MB cache. That cache is for the CPU not the HD 4400 integrated GPU.

And at 3lbs you're looking at an 11.6" to 13" notebook. At 3.5lbs you *might* find a 14".

The standard voltage dual cores likely won't be out for a couple months, but may be worth the wait for the best $/performance.

The Thinkpad X1 Carbon will likely fit your needs The HD 4400 won't be a whole lot faster than the HD 4000 in the current Ivy Bridge at least in the ULV chips. But the higher end i5/i7 Haswell will have the HD 4600 and run a little faster. Personally if you're in the market for such a machine and need half way decent GPU performance it's worth the wait IMHO.