Differences between Laptop and Desktop PC CPUs?

ci
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I'll buy a laptop tomorrow on Black Friday. Are there differences between laptop and desktop PC processors, because behind the laptop CPUs always stands a U.

na

Yes, they are usually optimized for consumption and therefore usually have fewer cores and lower clock rates (also due to overheating)

ci

Could you recommend one or more processors for laptops that are suitable and future-proof for everyday things like Skype, Office, etc. I would spend 500-600 euro

He

Notebook CPUs that are currently marked with a U in both manufacturers have a significantly low power consumption, thereby keeping the battery much longer and the cooling does not have to turn up so much but unfortunately the whole then costs performance. Some of these processors are so efficient that they can even be cooled fanless.

Compared.

A Ryzen 5 3500u has a power consumption of 15W

The Ryzen 5 3400g has a recording of 65W but is about 40% faster

Ro

Please forget this whole "Black Friday" advertising levy without long - term price observations for certain items or computer hardware. Not infrequently, it is even more expensive on this advertising day than at other times of the year. (for example in summer)

Although processors with the suffix "U" in the model name are on the one hand very energy-efficient, they also pay for this feature with a correspondingly low base clock rate. (The advertising effective turbo maximum clock [up to]) You can confidently forget about such processors; Especially those who need such energy-saving SoCs without external graphics solutions, but only with the iGPU.

Therefore, I ask at this point times better for the intended purpose of the planned Books, and what processor it should contain in what price range in about your wishes?

ci

Everyday things like office, e-mail, etc

I would pay 500-600 euro.

Ro

Then you could already be under 400 ¬ with an AMD Ryzen 3 - 2200u / 3200u including SSD with 256 GB and 8 GB of RAM are well served.

If necessary, you can even downscale it significantly for battery operation via the Windows energy savings plans, because for your questions, these SoCs are currently doing more than absolutely necessary.

But then you still have a performance buffer for upcoming versions of your operating system, your browser and your office program.

But then pay attention to the longest possible warranty.

I have a few months ago a used HP ProBook 640 G1 with Intel Core i5-4310m increased for 250 euro, which was currently on battery from me to about 1.00 Ghz was adjusted. (8GB DDR3-1600 / Intel HD 4600 graphics / 256GB SSD and Win 7 Pro)

Lets loose for Office and Web under 20 watts, but the Ryzen 3 - 3200u can do the whole thing noticeably more efficient per core & Mhz. Not faster, but more economical than my i5-4310m throttled from 1.0 Ghz to battery.

Re

I would sign like that. Power consumption is reduced at the expense of performance. Except for gaming, CAD or editing this is not very relevant if it is a potent CPU.

He

For gaming, CAD or video editing, a notebook is just a stopgap.

Re

That's right.