This has probably been asked many times but I really don't have a clue here.
I'm trying to find a laptop for around £350, it will mostly be for school work using Microsoft Office and such. But the processing element of laptops is confusing.
I have been looking at many processors that are commonly found in laptops. I found an Intel Pentium N3530 processor (Quad Core - 2.16 GHz), however I've read that these are garbage and even an Intel i3 4030U (Dual Core - 1.8 GHz) can outperform it. How is this possible ?!
Also, I've read that clock speed and cores are not all that important when it comes to performance. If that is the case then why is that the first thing people look for in a processor and they are also the main features displayed about the processor on most websites?
I'm trying to find a laptop for around £350, it will mostly be for school work using Microsoft Office and such. But the processing element of laptops is confusing.
I have been looking at many processors that are commonly found in laptops. I found an Intel Pentium N3530 processor (Quad Core - 2.16 GHz), however I've read that these are garbage and even an Intel i3 4030U (Dual Core - 1.8 GHz) can outperform it. How is this possible ?!
Also, I've read that clock speed and cores are not all that important when it comes to performance. If that is the case then why is that the first thing people look for in a processor and they are also the main features displayed about the processor on most websites?