AMD A9-9410 vs Intel i5-7200U - which is best for 'low-fi' gaming?

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I'm looking to upgrade to a new laptop, and I'm torn between one which offers the A9-9410 APU and another using the i5-7200u. (Click for specifications)

Which looks like it will offer better performance for 'low-fi' gaming? How do the integrated graphics of each chip compare (AMD R5 vs Intel HD 620)? I'm not expecting to play the Witcher III on this, but I do play a fair amount of Minecraft.

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James
 
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Then they would be comparable in games, with Intel having faster CPU, so faster at CPU-intensive games and ultra low resolutions/quality settings; while AMD faster in graphic intensive games and higher quality settings.
If I had to choose an ultrabook with iGPU for light gaming- I would still probably give slight preference to Intel- but only if quality of other components and price is the same. Faster cores from Intel are more universal.
Also, even though I often support AMD- the truth is almost every laptop manufacturer right now misuses AMD APUs- cuts down on their best qualities to save cents in manufacturing- for example, uses single channel ram with iGPU.
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The A9- 9410 APU is very weak, it is a Stoney Ridge part. If it was Bristol Ridge- it could be considered, but in this case i5-7200u is way more universal: it has at least twice faster CPU with 4 threads, and somewhat faster GPU as well.
 
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Then they would be comparable in games, with Intel having faster CPU, so faster at CPU-intensive games and ultra low resolutions/quality settings; while AMD faster in graphic intensive games and higher quality settings.
If I had to choose an ultrabook with iGPU for light gaming- I would still probably give slight preference to Intel- but only if quality of other components and price is the same. Faster cores from Intel are more universal.
Also, even though I often support AMD- the truth is almost every laptop manufacturer right now misuses AMD APUs- cuts down on their best qualities to save cents in manufacturing- for example, uses single channel ram with iGPU.
 
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