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    Core-i7 3610QM vs. Core-i5 4210U

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Geronemo, Oct 6, 2014.

  1. Geronemo

    Geronemo Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,
    My current laptop has Core-i7 3610QM
    8GB RAM
    Radeon 7550M + Intel onboard graphic
    1080P

    Now the above laptop had about 1hr. battery life from day 1.
    I looking to get the Yoga 2 13" for power and portability.

    Yoga 2 13" with:
    i7-4510U
    4GB RAM

    Now how much performance am I going to lose going from my current config to new one as I am looking for light weight and powerful laptop without gaming features.

    Thanks.
     
    Geronemo, Oct 6, 2014
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    You'll lose at least half the performance when the cooling capacity design, half the RAM and less than half the cpu (the new one is meant to be throttled) is taken into consideration.

    I you want true performance with light weight, the Broadwell based platforms are worth waiting for (according to everything I've read so far).

    See:
    PassMark - Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz - Price performance comparison

    See:
    PassMark - Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz - Price performance comparison


    Now, depending on your definition of 'performance' - it may not be as bad as the above shows (if you're simply looking for something 'snappy').

    Or, it could be worse than what is indicated above (if you're doing actual, demanding work such as RAW image/video editing, etc.).

    So? What is your workflow?
     
    tilleroftheearth, Oct 6, 2014
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  3. Geronemo

    Geronemo Notebook Consultant

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    Yes I am looking for something snappy. No video editing whatsoever. Mostly a lot of browsing YouTube some light image editing. Light photo shop usage.

    One more thing I forgot to mention was the Yoga I am looking at is core i5 4210 1.7GHz not core i7 and I will adding a msata maybe 120gb to install the OS on and use HDD for rest. Thr current laptop only has 5400rpm HDD.

    How will that affect system performance.

    Thanks.
     
    Geronemo, Oct 6, 2014
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The i5 4210 with 120GB mSATA will be fine for browsing/Youtube/Photoshop, and general computing.
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 7, 2014
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  5. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    The Lenovo will be good enough.. Get the i7 model if you can afford to.. There will definetly be 30-40% performance difference and it will be worth it..
     
    TomJGX, Oct 7, 2014
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  6. Geronemo

    Geronemo Notebook Consultant

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    Thr only problem with i7 model is it doesn't come with HDD. I am planning on installing msata and cloning OS on it, maybe 250gb msata and use the 500 HDD for storage. Also it has 5 mm HDD by WD which I don't think is available to consumers. But I will google different between i7 and i5 in these later today as u recommend.
     
    Geronemo, Oct 7, 2014
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  7. Green Blockhead

    Green Blockhead Notebook Enthusiast

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    Green Blockhead, Oct 12, 2014
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  8. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Are you interested in the laptop to have the most battery efficient, you should not use a standard HD and either buy a large mSATA. A standard hd is both slow and consumes much Power in use.
     
    Papusan, Oct 12, 2014
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  9. Geronemo

    Geronemo Notebook Consultant

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    I am hoping for the best of both worlds. But we don't usually get what we want :)
     
    Geronemo, Oct 13, 2014
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  10. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Remember that SSD (mSATA) is the upgrade that you get the best performance for minimal money. And the longest battery time. :D
     
    Papusan, Oct 13, 2014
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