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Intel just releases a price-list marking no less then 10 new Mobile CPUs, out of which half of them are beefy alright. You'll five Core i7 models, four Core i5s and also a Celeron chip. The most high-end model is the Core i7-4940MX that comes with a good 4 cores and is clocked at 3.1 GHz.
The whopping price for the 4940 is $1,096 (!). Other mobile processors are the 4910MQ abd 4810, but also three ultra-low voltage CPUs namely the Core i5-4360U, i5-4310U and then that Celeron 2980U. Prices vary widely, but have a peek at that overview as listed below I'd say:
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#4747324 Posted on: 01/20/2014 05:08 PM
I see Intel is continuing their confusing naming scheme for their mobile processors.
Desktop i7 49xx model = 6 cores with HT
Dekstop i7 48xx model = 4 cores with HT
Laptop i7 49xx model = 4 cores with HT
Laptop i7 48xx model = 4 cores with HT
Laptop i7 46xx model = 2 cores with HT
Laptop i5 43xx model = 2 cores with HT
Laptop Celeron 29xx model = 2 cores.
Any time I order laptops, I always have to go look up the specific CPU model numbers because the naming scheme of the laptop processors is so retarded.
The numbering scheme should be the same across Desktop and Laptop processors.
The naming scheme is based on instructions, not number of cores. The number scheme... I have no idea - I too find it asinine. A laptop dual core i7 has the same instruction sets as a desktop 6 core, even though it could be slower than a desktop i3. The only thing that doesn't make sense to me is I thought HT was technically a special instruction, so I'm not sure why the mobile i5 has HT while the desktop version doesn't.
Anyway that being said, assuming you have a laptop with a discrete GPU, you can probably get nearly equal performance out of a dual core i3 with HT as you can with a dual core i7 with HT. Most (not all) laptops can't really take advantage of an i7's bonus instructions.
I see Intel is continuing their confusing naming scheme for their mobile processors.
Desktop i7 49xx model = 6 cores with HT
Dekstop i7 48xx model = 4 cores with HT
Laptop i7 49xx model = 4 cores with HT
Laptop i7 48xx model = 4 cores with HT
Laptop i7 46xx model = 2 cores with HT
Laptop i5 43xx model = 2 cores with HT
Laptop Celeron 29xx model = 2 cores.
Any time I order laptops, I always have to go look up the specific CPU model numbers because the naming scheme of the laptop processors is so retarded.
The numbering scheme should be the same across Desktop and Laptop processors.
The naming scheme is based on instructions, not number of cores. The number scheme... I have no idea - I too find it asinine. A laptop dual core i7 has the same instruction sets as a desktop 6 core, even though it could be slower than a desktop i3. The only thing that doesn't make sense to me is I thought HT was technically a special instruction, so I'm not sure why the mobile i5 has HT while the desktop version doesn't.
Anyway that being said, assuming you have a laptop with a discrete GPU, you can probably get nearly equal performance out of a dual core i3 with HT as you can with a dual core i7 with HT. Most (not all) laptops can't really take advantage of an i7's bonus instructions.
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I see Intel is continuing their confusing naming scheme for their mobile processors.
Desktop i7 49xx model = 6 cores with HT
Dekstop i7 48xx model = 4 cores with HT
Laptop i7 49xx model = 4 cores with HT
Laptop i7 48xx model = 4 cores with HT
Laptop i7 46xx model = 2 cores with HT
Laptop i5 43xx model = 2 cores with HT
Laptop Celeron 29xx model = 2 cores.
Any time I order laptops, I always have to go look up the specific CPU model numbers because the naming scheme of the laptop processors is so retarded.
The numbering scheme should be the same across Desktop and Laptop processors.