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.
Next page: Best value system?
COMMENTS
One important test forgotten...
What was the battery life for each laptop?
Learn the use the "Reply to this post" button or fear the downvoting of your sarcasm!
Looks like you are in the Market for a secondhand netbook then you cheaptard.
Why are you bothering to read any new laptop review?
Utter Garbage
Match up the RAM, post enough detail about configs for repeatable results and match up the pricing. Or, on that last point, if you're concerned about HP's pricing then at least compare A6 to i3. Nowhere in the market do A6 and i5 parts actually compete.
It baffles me that you'd go to the lengths of finding two more or less identical lines that come in Intel and AMD flavours, then just handwave away such obvious flaws.
Also
Let's not forget that this was a 1.6ghz amd vs a 2.3ghz intel. AMD is already behind on a per-cycle performance standpoint. This "comparison" was flawed from the start.
