How well does the Pentium 2117u perform?

Anyone know how well the Pentium 2117u performs? Based on the spec sheets, it looks like an Ivy Bridge running at a lower clock speed and stripped of a couple of features (like Hyper Threading, Turbo Boost, HD2000 instead of HD3000 graphics). Will it lag when browsing media-intense websites like Yahoo, CNN and the like? Can it play HD Youtube videos without stuttering? I want to buy a system for my parents who don't do much beyond browsing the web, skyping and viewing youtube videos and found a $300 notebook that seems to fit the bill perfectly, provided this CPU is any good.

ARK | Intel® Pentium® Processor 2117U (2M Cache, 1.80 GHz)

Intel Pentium 2117U Notebook Processor - NotebookCheck.net Tech

 

It will be fine for the tasks that you mentioned. Basically any modern Core-based CPU should be fine.

 

The cpu should be sufficient, I agree.

The igpu is what I would be a little concerned about (without having played/tested it myself).

Is there any way to check it out before you buy it?


Good luck.

 

Thanks for the replies guys! I decided to place an order for one and will play around with it for a bit when it comes in and post back. I haven't been able to play around with one in stores, so I have no idea how well it performs. Hopefully it'll be faster than the AMD C60 -powered netbook I used to own.

 

c60?

Yeah - it will be over 4x faster and feel like an order of magnitude (10x) better than the little AMD chip.

See:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...-830-ssd-8gb-ram-into-asus-x501u-netbook.html


the above link does a few more comparisons with the c60.

When you get your new system, you'll tell us how the HD2000 graphics perform for you and your intended workloads.


Good luck.

 

I have a netbook with a Celeron 877 processor, which is a Sandy Bridge version of the Pentium 2117u, and it is amazingly capable. The iGPU is overpowered for video playback; you'll have no stuttering issues. I routinely play 6-8 year old games on medium to high settings. Some current games, like Path of Exile, can be played on low settings.

It's amazing that a 7-8 year old gaming desktop can now fit into a $300 netbook.

I'd recommend adding a $20 second stick of RAM for better performance. You'll get a double boost this way; dual-channel memory access plus the extra memory.

 

I'll definitely report back once I receive my system. For the record, it's a 15" Dell Inspiron 15 notebook for my parents.