GPU vs CPU (Laptop)

[haloxcrysis1]

Hi, can anyone help me out with a method to figure out
which combinations of GPU and CPU in a laptop
would give the best performance in a game, e.g. BF3 / BF4.

(This is regarding bottle-necking I think.)

Which would give better performance in BF3/4 ?

i7-4700MQ 4-Core 2.4GHz (stronger CPU)
AND
Nvidia Geforce 740m (weaker GPU?)

VS

i5-5200U 2.2GHz (weaker CPU)
AND
Nvidia Geforce 940m (stronger GPU)

And for future reference, if I wanted to compare OTHER GPU/CPU combinations
for performance, what's the best way to do that?
(Without having to rely on watching YouTube gameplay with specs/settings in the description lol.)

Thanks in advance.

 

[DiegoD]

Go with the 940M. In reality, you won;t see much of a performance increase between the i7 and the i5 in game. The GPU however will greatly affect performance. As far as bottlenecking, there isn't any in either one of the builds.

 

[doubletake]

http/www.notebookcheck.net/

 

[KarlKarrlander]

The 940 model, a GPU affects gaming more than a CPU. Bottlenecking is only an issue when you have a GPU that is much more powerful for the CPU to properly handle. The 980 Ti and g3258 non-clocked is a potential bottlenecking issue for example.

The 940+i5 5200 is not a potential bottleneck combo. So you're fine