Single core performance vs multi core performance for web browsing

[Rlmva]

I am trying to decide what laptop to get, and of the two options, there is the intel celeron N4000, and the other is the MediaTek MT8183. The mediatek is an octa core big,LITTLE processor, 4 low power and 4 high performance. The celeron is a dual core processor that has higher single core performance than the mediatek, but lower multi core performance. I am wondering what would be more important for web browsing/youtube video watching. Single core vs multi core performance?

[Electronics Wizardy]

What laptops, there is much more to the cpu model with performance.

 

Most of the time is single threaded for things like running java script.

 

If you wan ta cheap laptop, id get a used one, much fsater and better built for the price.

[AMD A10-9600P]

1 minute ago, Rlmva said:

I am trying to decide what laptop to get, and of the two options, there is the intel celeron N4000, and the other is the MediaTek MT8183. The mediatek is an octa core big,LITTLE processor, 4 low power and 4 high performance. The celeron is a dual core processor that has higher single core performance than the mediatek, but lower multi core performance. I am wondering what would be more important for web browsing/youtube video watching. Single core vs multi core performance?

Intel is x86, MediaTek is ARM, both different architectures, meaning that a lot of traditional Windows apps won't work on the MediaTek chip. This is less a question of core for core performance, and more of compatibility. If you need compatibility, go Intel.

[Rlmva]

Just now, AMD A10-9600P said:

Intel is x86, MediaTek is ARM, both different architectures, meaning that a lot of traditional Windows apps won't work on the MediaTek chip. This is less a question of core for core performance, and more of compatibility. If you need compatibility, go Intel.

The two laptops are both Chromebooks, so compatibility really doesn't concern me for what I am going to be doing with it, pretty much all web browsing.

[Rlmva]

10 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What laptops, there is much more to the cpu model with performance.

 

Most of the time is single threaded for things like running java script.

 

If you wan ta cheap laptop, id get a used one, much fsater and better built for the price.

Acer 11.6" Chromebook Laptop, 32GB Storage, Intel Processor, Silver (CB311-9H-C1JW) : Target

HP 11.6" Chromebook Laptop With Chrome OS - MediaTek Processor - 4GB RAM Memory - 32GB Flash Storage - Ash Gray (11a-na0035nr) : Target

[igormp]

11 minutes ago, Rlmva said:

I am trying to decide what laptop to get, and of the two options, there is the intel celeron N4000, and the other is the MediaTek MT8183. The mediatek is an octa core big,LITTLE processor, 4 low power and 4 high performance. The celeron is a dual core processor that has higher single core performance than the mediatek, but lower multi core performance. I am wondering what would be more important for web browsing/youtube video watching. Single core vs multi core performance?

I'd personally go for the MTK one, since it's newer on a better node process and has more hw features. The fact that it's an ARM cpu is a plus that'll allow you to run most android apps without worries.

For youtube, both should handle it okay since they have pretty much the same hardware decoders, and in overall performance they shouldn't feel that much different.

 

You should care more about the display in both devices, as well as RAM and storage (both amount and speed).

[Rlmva]

2 minutes ago, igormp said:

I'd personally go for the MTK one, since it's newer on a better node process and has more hw features. The fact that it's an ARM cpu is a plus that'll allow you to run most android apps without worries.

For youtube, both should handle it okay since they have pretty much the same hardware decoders, and in overall performance they shouldn't feel that much different.

 

You should care more about the display in both devices, as well as RAM and storage (both amount and speed).

That's what I was thinking, but I just wanted someone else's opinion. The laptops are pretty much the same besides the processor, same screen, storage size, and ram

[igormp]

5 minutes ago, Rlmva said:

Acer 11.6" Chromebook Laptop, 32GB Storage, Intel Processor, Silver (CB311-9H-C1JW) : Target

HP 11.6" Chromebook Laptop With Chrome OS - MediaTek Processor - 4GB RAM Memory - 32GB Flash Storage - Ash Gray (11a-na0035nr) : Target

The acer is lighter, has more ports and a bigger battery (just a little bit, but still). I'd go for it.

[AMD A10-9600P]

Based on the fact that they're Chromebooks, I agree that the MediaTek is likely the better option