which laptop? is a better proccesor worth the drop in graphics card?

Jamie_84

Commendable
Nov 17, 2016
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1,510
1:HP 15-ay168sa
Microprocessor
Intel® Core™ i7-7500U (2.7 GHz, up to 3.5 GHz, 4 MB cache, 2 cores)
Memory, standard
8 GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB)
Video graphics
Intel® HD Graphics 620
Hard drive
1 TB 5400 rpm SATA

OR
LEnovo ideapad 510
Processor - Intel® Core™ i7-6500U Processor
- Dual-core
- 2.5 GHz / 3.1 GHz with Turbo Boost
- 4 MB cache
Memory (RAM) 8 GB DDR4 (12 GB maximum installable RAM)
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2 GB DDR3L)
Storage 1 TB HDD, 5400 rpm
This is £30 more.
is the graphic card in this worth the drop in proccessor speed?

its for games (i know, not ideal for gaming but on a budget!)
and music remixing

thanks
 
Solution
The i7-7500u is overall a minimal improvement over the i7-6500u in terms of CPU performance. If you want to play games then get the laptop with the nVidia 940mx which is a lot more powerful than the Intel HD 620.

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