How low can you go....

[Magister Ludi]

Some laptops on the market behave as though they are powered by single cylinder Lawn Mower Engines, rather than a half decent 4 cylinder job.


I'm thinking here of the AMD E1 2100, which 'boasts' a CPU Mark of 650 or there about and leaves you feeling like putting a hammer through it.

Whereas the AMD A4 5000, CPU Mark 1890 leaves you thinking you have some power and for just simple tasks like office work, surfing and e mail is more than adequate.

But just how low can you go...before having to resort to head butting the keyboard in sheer frustration....?

I am reluctant to advise anything lower than Celeron 3205u at 1712.....but will the 1007u at 1420 bring home the bacon...?

Any views or experience welcome.

Thank you,

ML

[David (PassMark)]

Depends a lot of what you are doing with the machine and the other components. A fast SSD and a lot of RAM can somewhat compensate for a slower CPU.

[Magister Ludi]

Yes, I should have said assuming off the shelf with 5400rpm regular hdd and 4 Gb Ram