Laptop processors: Pentium, Athlon, Core, Ryzen
Pentium N6000, Athlon 3150U, Pentium 7505 are the most affordable processors that we can recommend for purchase. The Pentium N6000 has four physical cores, but the relatively slow Jasper Lake architecture. But the power consumption does not exceed 6 W, which saves the laptop battery. And it allows you to cool without a fan, that is, completely silent.
In turn, the Athlon 3150U has slightly more powerful processor cores, and the integrated Radeon Vega 3 graphics are much more powerful. But the power consumption at the same time increased to 15 watts. Finally, the Pentium 7505 is good with a fast Tiger Lake processor architecture, as well as an iGPU capable of playing the latest AV1 video codec in hardware. But he is a bit more expensive than his classmates.
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Core i3-1115G4 and i3-1220P - these two processors of the Intel Core i3 family are separated by only one generation, but they are very different. The first, 1115G4, is similar in many ways to the aforementioned Pentium Gold 7505. The same two cores and four Tiger Lake threads, the same Intel UHD graphics accelerator for 48 clusters. The difference in TDP is 15W versus 28W, which allows the 1115G4 to turbo even when the processor cores and iGPU are loaded at the same time.
It's a completely different matter - the second percent, Core i3-1220P. It combines two powerful Golden Cove cores (four threads) and eight energy-efficient Gracemont cores (like those used in the Pentium Silver N6000). In total, 12 threads are obtained, only one application is not able to use them all at the same time. Performance cores are used for the most resource-intensive programme at the moment (for example, a video editor or just a web browser), and economical cores are used for background ones (chats, antivirus).
The 2E Complex Pro 15 is an all-metal laptop with a large touchpad and multicolor backlit keyboard for comfortable typing in the dark. The basic version includes a Core i3-1220P hybrid processor: 2 powerful cores with Hyper-Threading and 8 more energy-efficient cores. Also included is Intel UHD 64 EU integrated graphics, 8GB DDR5 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. But there are configurations with older processors, and with more memory. Nice bonuses are stereo speakers with Nahimic software enhancer, a fingerprint scanner and an infrared webcam with support for Windows Hello face login.
Core i5-1155G7 and Ryzen 5 5500U. In theory, the 1155G7 loses not only to its classmate 5500U, but even to the junior class i3-1220P. Eight threads versus twelve, the manufacturing process is 10 nanometers versus 7. But in practice, the Core i5 is very strong: all the cores are uniformly powerful, and the 28 W power limit allows them to operate at a high frequency. Until now, very few applications can parallelize well on 12 threads or more.
In older DirectX 9 and 11 games, the Radeon Vega 7 is about a third faster than the Intel Iris Xe 80 EU. In new games on DX12 and Vulcan, there is parity between vidyuhi. But in professional work applications, Iris Xe has no equal. Contribute to this technology Quick Sync and OpenCL. The first speeds up video editing and streaming (Vegas and OBS applications), and the second - batch photo processing and photo scaling (Lightroom and Topaz).
The 2E Imaginary 15 is a thin laptop weighing only 1.6 kg, the body of which is made of two-thirds of metal. The 15-inch screen with Full HD resolution is made using IPS technology, thanks to which it is bright, contrasty and with wide viewing angles. The processor is an Intel Core i5-1155G7 with four cores, eight threads and an integrated graphics card Iris Xe 80 EU. RAM is a solid 16 GB, and there is a second free SO-DIMM slot. Terabyte SSD M.2 PCI-E 3.0, if desired, can be replaced with an even faster PCI-E 4.0. The battery with a capacity of 49 Wh lasts up to 11 hours of battery life, you can also recharge it via USB Type-C.
The Core i7-1260P and Ryzen 7 6800H are the most powerful laptop processors from Intel and AMD, respectively. Both have 16 threads, but the 1260P has a hybrid architecture: 4 powerful Hyper-Threaded cores and 8 energy efficient ones. Whereas the 6800H has uniform eight cores, Zen 3+ architectures with Simultaneous Multithreading. Both are able to work with the new DDR5 RAM standard.
The creation of AMD consumes 45 watts of electricity, and the brainchild of Intel is able to briefly turbocharge the flesh up to 64 watts. Therefore, in production applications, the Core i7 is slightly faster. In games, the Radeon 680M almost doubles the integration of Iris Xe 96 EU, demonstrating FPS at the level of already discrete GeForce GTX 1650 and Radeon RX 6400. Of course, only in the case of dual-channel RAM, which is critical for any iGPU.
The 2E Complex Pro 17 is a mobile workstation or, simply put, a portable replacement for a desktop PC. Thanks to the large screen diagonal of 17.3 inches (of course, Full HD and IPS) allows you to work comfortably even without an external monitor. However, if necessary, you can connect as many as three additional displays. One via HDMI and two more via Thunderbolt. Moreover, even a discrete video card can be connected via TB. However, for most professional tasks, the performance of the Intel Iris Xe 96 EU built into the Core i7-1260P processor is enough. The 73 Wh battery lasts up to 17 hours, 90 W fast charging. The icing on the cake is the extended three-year warranty.
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