Wanted to buy a new laptop... i3 5th gen vs amd apu a8-7410

[Ashish_1226]

Hello,
I am searching for a new laptop but got really confused while searching for it. Few points in mind i'll list so that it goes easy for you also.

1. Got confused between core i3 5th gen and Amd apu a8-7410 processor Amd laptops are quite cheaper fascinating me..

2. A 2gb dedicated card Amd r5 m330 or nvidia geforce 820m.

3.which brand i should go for HP, Lenovo, Acer or Asus.

4. I want laptop for basic needs internet browsing ,music,movies and also moderate gaming like Gta-4 and similar etc. I found both Amd and i3 laptops running Gta 5 on low graphics in OK condition.

5. As mentioned in point 4 about my needs do i need dedicated graphics card or an integrated one will do the purpose.

6. Thank you

 

[Ashish_1226]

Is there anyone to answer my question...?????? God knows no one is replying.

 

[ffg7]

maybe because you posted in the wrong laptop forum so I now moved you to the correct laptop forum.

 

[jaguarskx]

See my responses to a similar question in the following thread regarding the Core i5 and the A8. The short answer is definitely get the laptop with the 5th generation Core i3 CPU.

http/www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2882545/figure-laptop-buy.html


With regards to the R5 M330 and 820m, Notebookcheck ranks them pretty close to each other with the R5 M330 ranked slightly higher. There is a general ranked list in the center of the page; it starts with "Class 1". Both of these GPUs are ranked in the middle of the "Class 3" category so overall performance should be very similar.

Brand depends on your preference. People buy Acer because they are cheap, but they also feel cheap. Asus generally has a better reputation than Acer, but some of their cheap laptops also feels cheap and Asus is notorious for having virtually non-existent tech support. People are starting to distrust Lenovo's consumer laptops because they were caught twice this year for having software installed that is considered to be malware (Superfish and Lenovo Service Engine). Not much recent negative news about HP, but in the past they had many laptop with dedicated nVidia GPUs that overheated... many people blamed HP for the fiasco, but the real fault was with nVidia's GPUs. Though HP could have provided better cooling (costs more + adds weight).

If you want to play games then it is better to get a laptop with a weak dedicated GPU rather than rely on integrated graphics because the weak dedicated GPU will at least be somewhat more powerful than integrated graphics.