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    Which of these processors is best? (not the same as the other thread!)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ddog510, Jan 14, 2012.

  1. ddog510

    ddog510 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am looking at 2 laptops that are almost identical except for the processor. One has a "2nd generation Intel(R) Dual Core(TM) i7-2620M (2.7GHz, 4MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz" and the other has a "AMD Quad-Core A8-3550MX Accelerated Processor (2.0/2.7GHz, 4MB L2 Cache)"

    So what is better? The dual core i7 at 2.7GHz or the quad core AMD at 2.0GHz? I'm mostly concerened about gaming performance, and I don't plan on doing much (if any) overclocking. Thanks! :D
     
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    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    the i7 2620m is going to trounce it in games. Simply because there are few games that require more than 2 cores, and because the A8 performance aint that great compared even to the first gen icore series.
     
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    Thank you so much! :D
     
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