Brian,
Thanks for the 2 shares. My take-away is that the battle between Intel
and AMD is NOT slowing down. But, that the Prosumer/Consumer segment is
still focused on battery life and less on added features.
I wish you luck in your laptop choice; just because I'm am so stuck in
the desktop world still.
Laptops and smaller are 'nightmares' for me! The thought of tossing an
old laptop in the bin
is truly crazy-making at this 20!
I am still peddling, however. One day perhaps?
Best,
Duncan
On 06/14/2011 07:13, Brian Weeden wrote:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4448/amd-llano-desktop-performance-preview
Compared to Sandy Bridge:
On average the A8-3850 is 58% faster than the Core i5 2500K. If we look at
peak performance in games like Modern Warfare 2, Llano delivers over twice
the frame rate of Sandy Bridge. This is what processor graphics should look
like. While I believe Sandy Bridge was a good start for integrated GPU
performance, Llano is my ideal for 2011. *Update:* We've added results from
the latest 2372 driver for the 2500K. Most performance results remain
unchanged however a few problematic areas for Sandy Bridge have been
addressed as a result. Llano still maintains a significant performance in
the majority of cases.
Conclusions:
The question of processor graphics performance is open and closed. Llano
offers what I'd expect to be the bare minimum from any processor offering a
real performance oriented GPU. All of our bench suite is playable on Llano
and its actually possible to drive up image quality settings without
sacrificing playability. If you're looking to build an entry-level gaming
PC, Llano is most likely going to be on your hit list this year.
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Brian
