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Which is best and why please?

Gaz123

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Hi guys been out the computer market for a long time now, so which of the below is the best / fasts for a netbook i need to pick one.

Processor AMD A4-3305M Dual Core (1.9GHz, 1MB Cache, AMD Turbo Core up to 2.5GHz)


Processor Intel Pentium Dual Core B970 (2.3GHz, 2MB Cache)


AMD E-450 (Dual Core) Processor 1.6GHz 1MB Cache



AMD E2-1800M Dual Core 1.7GHz 1 MB L2 cache


Intel Celeron B820 1.7GHz


Also should you always pick dual core over 1 ?

thanks a lot
 
Blue160 said:
A netbook always has an Atom CPU so I suspect you mean a notebook.

Out of those the Pentium is strongest, but they're all pretty weak CPUs.
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I know its only for a cheap notebook but i always like to get the best for my money so i always ask the people who know best.

so on a cpu test the pentium would come out on top?

thanks
 
I'm looking at the Celeron range for a cheap laptop for my sister.

If there anything like the g530 in my desktop PC it can handle anything thrown at it.
 
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RJC said:
I'm looking at the Celeron range for a cheap laptop for my sister.

If there anything like the g530 in my desktop PC it can handle anything thrown at it.
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Processor Intel Pentium Dual Core B970 (2.3GHz, 2MB Cache)

is just has cheap and should be better maybe :)
 
B970, No doubt in my mind.

It's literally a mobile version of the G530, with a slightly slower Intel graphics solution, 650mhz, vs the G530s 850mhz

Regardless they are both sandybridge, and therefore I would say the first point of call.
 
I would go for the AMD A4 if you're considering some light gaming. The inbuilt GPUs on the Intels are rubbish.

In low/mid end laptops I would say AMD has the edge, even if the CPU performance is lower, but the GPU side can make up for it.
 
I would go with the A4 too,as I suspect it should be better overall for gaming. The IGP in the A4-3305M seems virtually the same as the one in the desktop A4-3400. The CPU section should be fast enough for activities such as web browsing and office work.
 
Blue160 said:
You're not going to do any gaming with any of them surely? Wouldn't a gaming laptop need a dedicated GPU?
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For light gaming the A4-3305M will probably still be better. I have the HD2000 in my Core i3 2100,its actually OK for some light gaming,but the A4-3305M IGP seems not to be far behind in specifications to the one in the desktop A4-3400.

You could probably get away with something TL2,TF2,L4D or UT3 on it at lower settings and with better framerates than an HD3000 IGP I would suspect. However,the Pentium dual core uses an HD2000 IGP.
 
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