Performance boost from laptop to desktop?

[DarthScabrous]

Sorry, I'm not entirely sure this is where I should post, but either way, I'm going to ask this.
I've used nothing but laptops for the past 5 years. My newest one is a MSI A6200 with an i3 350m in it. I believe it is fast, at least in my opinion. What I want to know is, what should I expect going from this laptop to either a FX-4100 or a i5-2500k?

I know a lot of people comment that the i5 mops other processors around like dirty water, but in REAL LIFE PERFORMANCE, coming from a laptop, will I honestly ever really be able to tell a huge difference between the two cpus? And either way, what will it fell like using a top tier desktop compared to a laptop?

Again, not sure if this is the right forum, but I figured it was somewhat relevant...

Thanks!

 

[Smeg45]

ah but thats apu vs cpu.... the i3 is a better cpu the 3870k is a better apu. but 6550d graphics are not good its like comparing bad and worse. when intel finally releases a new gen i3 with hd4000 graphics the diff between the 3870k and the i3 in terms of apu perf will be MUCH smaller.

By then the 5800K will once again smash Intel.

 

[cbrunnem]

By then the 5800K will once again smash Intel.

apu's have their very small niche but you can never go wrong with an intel cpu. at the level of gpu performance they have the difference between an apu and hd4000 is an after though.