Intel Core i7 laptop?

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I have an Intel Core i7 620M Laptop (HP Elitebook 8540p) with 2.66 Ghz. This is better than an PC with 3.0 Ghz Pentium IV Single Core right? Which games can i play as maximum? More info about laptop: 4 GB RAM, Quadro NVS 5100M Videocard
 
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Well, the graphics card is meant for business and 3d modeling, not gaming, so do not really expect more than low settings. Yes it is better than the Pentium 4.
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Any games from 2010 or older should play well in almost every detail setting. It's basically a 330M GPU with business drivers, so if you want to game, you can try and run Geforce drivers on it, should be able to see a boost in gaming speed.

Even without, games like Bioshock:Infinite play beautifully. Just don't expect it to have all of the oomph of a gaming specific card, still way better than Integrated Intel graphics.
 
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Have spent time with my own version of this laptop and have played a few games at good detail. I'm catching up on the last generation of games, so I can say the card plays games like Fallout 3, Prototype, Skyrim, Bioshock, Just Cause 2 and the DiRT series quite well. I usually play them in high details @720p because it's way easier to get a consistent 30+FPS. Even though it usually gets 40-50FPS in most games I've tried, I do see dips down below 30 every once in a while, especially Skyrim.
 
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I've got a friend with a decent laptop with the HD4000 graphics and she can't get skyrim to play any higher than 25-30FPS on low details @720P. With my Elitebook 8540P, I get 30-45FPS @720P with everything on high (medium for shadows) and HD texture pack, 2xAA, 16xAF on stock Quadro drivers (about to try forcing Nvidia 330M drivers because they are almost the same card)

The NVS 5100M is weak though, not arguing that, but it's definitely an improvement over HD3000,4000,4400 graphics/performance. Not a large upgrade, but still better. I can crank games like Bioshock to native resolution (1600x900) with 8xAA, 16xAF and get a rock solid 35FPS. Fallout 3 is running 720P, HD texture pack, all high/ultra details, 4xAA, 16AF, 4x supersampling and all graphical sliders up and still get 45FPS in all outdoor areas (drops to 25FPS when there are explosions during firefights).

I'm eager to see what the Iris could do though, as it should sip battery power, but also provide modern low end dedicated GPU performance, eclipsing the NVS 5100M. The only benefit these Quadro cards have is in 3D graphics programs, which is what it's designed for in the first place and gaming shouldn't be a concern.

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Also, just noticed one of the OP's questions, your first gen i7 mobile processor, while slightly slower in clock speed compared to the single core Pentium you mentioned, it is overall better in every way. A single core processor still has uses, but for even general computing, a dual core is the bare minimum you should be looking for. Our i7 processors, while very good dual cores, have hyperthreading technology, allowing for 2 operation threads per processor core, which kinda makes it work like a quad core, but not quite as effective. I believe the Pentium has hyperthreading as well, but still not quite able to match the pure computational multitasking of a multicore CPU.

Sorry for all the words, I just like to explain myself thoroughly on internet forums.
 
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