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So for those that don't do cpu intensive tasks on their laptop, there is no performance difference? Works for me.
by carlivar 8y ago
So for those that don't do cpu intensive tasks on their laptop, there is no performance difference?
Works for me.
- Retr0spectrum 8y agoIs this sarcasm? Why spend $$$$ on a laptop with a beefy CPU if you aren't going to use it?
- Brakenshire 8y agoA beefy CPU which quickly hits its thermal limit is pointless.
- Retr0spectrum 8y agoI'm not disagreeing with that.
- Brakenshire 8y agoThat often seems to be the case with ultrabook type laptops. They try to charge $100 more for a CPU you can only use for 2 minutes.
- ska 8y agoIt's true, beefy CPUs and laptops have some conflicting design goals.
- derekp7 8y agoThere are a fair number of tasks that can stress the CPU for short periods of time. But If I can turn an occasional 10 second task into a 3 second task, that is where a CPU that can throttle up temporarily really helps (things like generating crypto keys, or some short-burst javascript on some web sites). But for video transcoding that may take 3 hours, that's something I would do on a remote server anyway.
- carlivar 8y agoIt's offered by my work in their small list of "approved" hardware. I do most intensive things on remote servers. In a laptop I mostly care about keyboard quality, weight, and battery life.
- zwayhowder 8y agoA lot of laptops tie large RAM amounts to beefy CPUs. I don't need my i7, I do need my 16gb of RAM.