ZenBook UX305 performance?

[tS_kStin]

Been a while since I have been here...

 

Here is the thing, I have a Lenovo spec'd 4k version and I am thinking of selling it to a friend. I am not using it as I thought I was going to (IE more gaming and heavy load kinda stuff). I just came across the UX305 today and really like it. My only concern is the CPU performance with some photoshop. I have my main desktop to do all the really heavy loads and the majority of my editing but would still like to be able to edit on the go if need be. I also really like the size (its so thin!!) and battery life of the UX305 and that is a big reason I am looking at it. Along with the price.

 

I know that it will not be anything like the quad core i7 with 16gb ram of the lenovo but I have never actually used it all on it either. So that is why I am thinking I can downgrade and be just fine. And have a bit more $ to spend on a better camera.

[Theguywhobea]

I'd try to find a different ultrabook with a real i5 or something in it, having a CPU that has a base frequency of 800Mhz just seems like it will get in your way waaaaayyyyy too often.

[tS_kStin]

I'd try to find a different ultrabook with a real i5 or something in it, having a CPU that has a base frequency of 800Mhz just seems like it will get in your way waaaaayyyyy too often.

Yeah, I am kinda thinking that but it still boosts to 2GHz... and the higher end is a 1.2Ghz base. Not amazing my any means but thinking it could be good enough for how little I will be editing on it. I do see your point though. Just for $700...

[Norman_the_Owl]

A 5Y70 is basically a 4200u. Things will run on them, but it won't be a pleasant experience...

 

 

A 5Y70 gets around 3 thousand in passmark, a 4710hq gets around 8 thousand on passmark.

[Aniallation]

A 5Y70 is basically a 4200u. Things will run on them, but it won't be a pleasant experience...

 

 

A 5Y70 gets around 3 thousand in passmark, a 4710hq gets around 8 thousand on passmark.

Less then a 4200U. Passmark shouldn't be an accurate representation of performance (only a rough estimate). 

 

Keep in mind when utilizing one or two cores, 4200U beats FX-8320. Even though it has less cores, it'll be fine for Photoshop as per OPs uses, as long as they aren't doing super high-res stuff.

[Mew]

Here's what you can do if you have a unlocked i7 or i5. Disable 2 of the cores and lower the multi to the highest 2 core turbo of the UX305 and adjust for architectural differences (haswell is about 5% faster clock for clock, and broadwell is about 5-10% clock for clock compared to haswell) and you'll have a ballpark of the performance that you'll get if you buy that ultrabook. 

[tS_kStin]

Here's what you can do if you have a unlocked i7 or i5. Disable 2 of the cores and lower the multi to the highest 2 core turbo of the UX305 and adjust for architectural differences (haswell is about 5% faster clock for clock, and broadwell is about 5-10% clock for clock compared to haswell) and you'll have a ballpark of the performance that you'll get if you buy that ultrabook.

Good idea, didn't think about that one. I will have to try that when I have the time to.

[tS_kStin]

Less then a 4200U. Passmark shouldn't be an accurate representation of performance (only a rough estimate).

Keep in mind when utilizing one or two cores, 4200U beats FX-8320. Even though it has less cores, it'll be fine for Photoshop as per OPs uses, as long as they aren't doing super high-res stuff.

Well it will be pics in raw from a d7000. So they are high res, but Photoshop is more of a ram dependent program so I was thinking the 8gb version with the slightly better CPU would work good enough.

[kuzimins]

The creator of Minecraft said this on his twitter, https://twitter.com/notch/status/576056074865889281

so it seems it is very slow, cant even run twitch fullscreen

[Norman_the_Owl]

The creator of Minecraft said this on his twitter, https://twitter.com/notch/status/576056074865889281

so it seems it is very slow, cant even run twitch fullscreen

That's because he's not very hardware smart...

He's trying to use his pinky finger to lift weights, so to speak