Which laptop should I buy?

[Bleque]

Which is the better pick? These laptops are priced exactly the same. I'm leaning toward the first option since there's nothing I really don't like about it, but I've got some reservations on the processor. I've read on some forums that AMD Bristol ridge performs poorly. Anyway, I'll install an additional RAM whichever I pick.

 

I'll use the laptop as my everyday work machine, but nothing heavy since I have a desktop at home. I'd be carrying it around during lecture sessions, but I want to at least casually game when I'm lounging at the faculty room. Any help is appreciated. thanks!

 

LAPTOP 1
Processor           :    AMD Quad Core FX-9830P Processor, 3.0 GHz (2M Cache, up to 3.7 GHz)
Memory              :    4GB    DDR4
Storage              :    SATA 128G 2.5' SSD + nSATA 1TB 5400RPM 2.5' HDD
Graphics            :    AMD Radeon RX 460 (Polaris 11)    GDDR5 2GB    

 

LAPTOP 2
Processor           :   Intel® Core™ i7 7500U 2.70GHz
Memory              :   4GB DDR4 2133MHz SDRAM
Graphic             :   AMD + Radeon R5 M420 , with 2GB, VRAM
Storage             :   1TB 5400RPM SATA HDD
 

 

[MatsNorway]

Surely Laptop 1 is superior on pure specs at least?  Personally i look at build quality a lot more these days. Touchscreen is soooo nice btw.

[dragoon20005]

i will prob lean towards the 1st laptop as well

 

the SSD is a must for today PCs

 

the AMD APU will run hotter and drain the battery but at least the GPU is way more powerful than the 2nd one

 

i will suggest adding another 4GB stick to make it 8GB RAM

 

 

4GB is not enough for gaming

 

prob older games will run fine

[genexis_x]

Neither, get laptop with 8250U/8550U+MX150 (or higher), also 4GB RAM isn't enough

[dragoon20005]

3 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Neither, get laptop with 8250U/8550U+MX150 (or higher), also 4GB RAM isn't enough

the MX150 is like a GT940M

 

it actually much slower than the RX 460

[CMDR_Vortex]

Just looking at the specs alone I would say #1.. I like that it has a SSD  and a better video card.

 

If you want casual gaming I might see if you can find a something with a 1050 or 1060 if that the CPU / Video card fits within you budget.

 

I also found  a CPU comparison that show AMD is faster in this case.

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/510/AMD_FX-Series_for_Notebooks_FX-9830P_vs_Intel_Core_i7_Mobile_i7-7500U.html

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7500U-vs-AMD-FX-9590/m171274vs1812

 

Video Comparison For RX 460

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+RX+460

 

Video Comparison For R5 M420

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+R5+M420

 

[genexis_x]

19 minutes ago, dragoon20005 said:

the MX150 is like a GT940M

 

it actually much slower than the RX 460

MX150 is on par with 950M with much less power consumption

That's why I said MX150 or higher...

19 minutes ago, CMDR_Vortex said:

I also found  a CPU comparison that show AMD is faster in this case.

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/510/AMD_FX-Series_for_Notebooks_FX-9830P_vs_Intel_Core_i7_Mobile_i7-7500U.html

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7500U-vs-AMD-FX-9590/m171274vs1812

Those benchmarks aren't reliable, also you compared 7500U with a desktop FX9590. AMD last gen mobile APUs have very slow performance, the new Ryzen U CPUs are much better.

[dragoon20005]

4 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

MX150 is on par with 950M with much less power consumption

That's why I said MX150 or higher...

Those benchmarks aren't reliable, also you compared 7500U with a desktop FX9590. AMD last gen mobile APUs have very slow performance, the new Ryzen U CPUs are much better.

the memory bus on the RX 460 is wider than the MX150

 

128bits vs 64 bit

 

both have same clock speeds but the bandwidth on the RX 460 means slight faster fps.

 

Also if memory serves me correctly

 

there is a hybrid CrossFire with the APU and dGPU

 

 

[dragoon20005]

6 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

MX150 is on par with 950M with much less power consumption

That's why I said MX150 or higher...

Those benchmarks aren't reliable, also you compared 7500U with a desktop FX9590. AMD last gen mobile APUs have very slow performance, the new Ryzen U CPUs are much better.

sorry also i still feel the 1st laptop is worth more because of the SSD

 

the deal breaker for the 2nd laptop is the slow HDD

[Aleks NE]

1 hour ago, Bleque said:

Which is the better pick? These laptops are priced exactly the same. I'm leaning toward the first option since there's nothing I really don't like about it, but I've got some reservations on the processor. I've read on some forums that AMD Bristol ridge performs poorly. Anyway, I'll install an additional RAM whichever I pick.

 

I'll use the laptop as my everyday work machine, but nothing heavy since I have a desktop at home. I'd be carrying it around during lecture sessions, but I want to at least casually game when I'm lounging at the faculty room. Any help is appreciated. thanks!

 

LAPTOP 1
Processor           :    AMD Quad Core FX-9830P Processor, 3.0 GHz (2M Cache, up to 3.7 GHz)
Memory              :    4GB    DDR4
Storage              :    SATA 128G 2.5' SSD + nSATA 1TB 5400RPM 2.5' HDD
Graphics            :    AMD Radeon RX 460 (Polaris 11)    GDDR5 2GB    

 

LAPTOP 2
Processor           :   Intel® Core™ i7 7500U 2.70GHz
Memory              :   4GB DDR4 2133MHz SDRAM
Graphic             :   AMD + Radeon R5 M420 , with 2GB, VRAM
Storage             :   1TB 5400RPM SATA HDD
 

 

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I'd go for laptop one.

[Bleque]

1 hour ago, MatsNorway said:

Surely Laptop 1 is superior on pure specs at least?  Personally i look at build quality a lot more these days. Touchscreen is soooo nice btw.

 I haven't considered build quality actually, thanks for pointing that out since I'd be moving the laptop pretty often.

[Bleque]

1 hour ago, dragoon20005 said:

i will prob lean towards the 1st laptop as well

 

the SSD is a must for today PCs

 

the AMD APU will run hotter and drain the battery but at least the GPU is way more powerful than the 2nd one

 

i will suggest adding another 4GB stick to make it 8GB RAM

 

 

4GB is not enough for gaming

 

prob older games will run fine

thanks. I'll definitely install an additional ram. I'll use it as my secondary machine anyway, so I'm not really expecting much from it. The SSD, though is total bonus.