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AMD Llano vs Intel Sandy Bridge
Which is the best notebook buy?
Price:Performance
The PCMark 05, PCMark Vantage and PC Mark 7 benchmarks give a clean sweep of test results to the Intel hardware. Except... the Intel laptop retails for about £629, while the AMD version only costs £500. Comparing the benchmark points each laptop buys you will tell a slightly different story.
PCMark 07
Longer bars are better
PCMark 07 per Pound
Longer bars indicate better value
PCMark Vantage
Longer bars are better
PCMark Vantage per Pound
Longer bars indicate better value
PCMark 05
Longer bars are better
PCMark 05 per pound
Longer bars indicate better value
On a price:performance basis, Sandy Bridge has the edge, but only by a nose.
The tables were turned in the graphics benchmarks, which come out in favour of AMD.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
