Which CPU Would Be Better The Pentium N3530 Or The i3 4010U?

[ArcticWolf_11]

Which would be better? And here is the laptop I am thinking of getting

http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-11-3147-laptop

Thanks

 

[rolli59]

The I3. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Here it suggests the i3 would be better https://cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-4010U+%40+1.70GHz&id=2012 http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+N3530+%40+2.16GHz

 

[ArcticWolf_11]

Okay and would it be worth it to get the i3 for the extra money?

 

[rolli59]

They are not that far apart in benchmarks so not really. Both can do the same things.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... I am not impressed with either machines... What is your Main Programs you Run and uses?
The Graphic options will be slightly better with the i3 HD4400.
Battery life will be better with the Pentium N3530.

 

[rolli59]

Neither will game, both will do web browsing and office programs with no noticeable difference in graphics or speed.

 

[ArcticWolf_11]

My uses will be for my school research that would have me to have 9+ tabs in chrome with multiple videos in some tabs and some light gaming like minecraft, prison architect, don't starve, minecraft, and games like that. I need this small of a laptop for school purposes and the tablet mode is an added bonus

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... I would suggest a 8gb total upgrade of Memory for your multi tab and chrome use... if you need more battery time... the Pentium N3530 uses half the power... And the extra $$$ would pay for the memory upgrade.

 

[ArcticWolf_11]

Yeah I was thinking of getting an ssd or ram upgrade to make it faster. But would the i3 help in light gaming and would it be worth it for the amount of performance it gives?

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... The i3 HD4400 I have experience with... it Does a wonderful Job of 1080P Streaming... Your Graphic Gaming Performance/Setting will very alot between Game titles... The Display is only 1366 x 768 on either... But you will be able to plug into your TV and run dual monitors for Webbing and School work on the screens... With both.

 

[ArcticWolf_11]

So the i3 would be the better choice?

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Yes... but your Battery will drain Faster... And you could upgrade to 16gb of DDR3 ram.

 

[rolli59]

16GB ram would be overkill 8GB is plenty and the I3 will handle minecraft better.

 

[ArcticWolf_11]

So overall, for multitasking and some light gaming the i3 would be better?

 

[rolli59]

Yes!

 

[Guest]

I'd go for the Intel Pentium, it has a quad-core processor and has a higher clock speed for graphics. It consumes less power than the I3 and performs exactly like it. You can do light gaming on this processor, like Ironsounds said - you can save a lot of money buying the Intel Pentium and the extra money can go towards more ram.