Question Is 7300U still OK in 2023 (Windows, Thinkpad yoga 370)

[EvilHamster]

Hi everyone,

What I have:​

I have a thinkpad yoga 370, 8GB Ram, i5 7300U CPU, 512GB SSD.

Background Information:​

I generally only use Linux, and even then, I use very minimalist versions. For me, the laptop is still very decent in 2023, but at times, when screen sharing with Skype and visiting very heavy java websites etc. at the same time, the CPU does spike to 100%.
It is still very usable for me, but I would not mind getting something a bit faster.

As such, I was thinking about gifting this laptop to someone. However, I would not want to give them "rubbish", as it might be more of an insult. Hence, my following question:

Actual Question:​

How usable is an i5 7300U with Windows in 2023?

Specification of the Question:​

The person in question is not looking to game on the laptop or anything like that. It would be used for browsing and mild office work, however, mostly through the browser.

A RAM upgrade is, of course, not too difficult, and if that would be the only issue, it would be something I would be happy to do.
A CPU update is, of course, not feasable.


Cheers all.

 

[geofelt]

The key to good desktop performance is the ssd more than the cpu.

Upgrading to dual channel 16gb ram is a good idea and will help performance.

 

[EvilHamster]

Thanks. As I have become rather unfamiliar with Windows, I do not know how much CPU it is eating "in normal usage", hence my question. Was hoping that maybe someone uses that CPU currently and could give a personal experience.

 

[geofelt]

I have a Lenovo M73 tiny with a 3220t processor that has the same characteristics (a bit less) as your 7300U:

Intel Core i3-3220T Benchmark

Intel Core i5-7300U Benchmark

I just did a bit of testing and web browsing seems perfectly fine.

 

[EvilHamster]

I have a Lenovo M73 tiny with a 3220t processor that has the same characteristics (a bit less) as your 7300U:

Intel Core i3-3220T Benchmark

Intel Core i5-7300U Benchmark

I just did a bit of testing and web browsing seems perfectly fine.

Much appreciated.
As I said, it would be for light, everyday use. But it should be fun experience, not "work" to use it, if you know what I mean.
Happy to hear that it sill works well enough.

Cheers all and have a nice day.