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#288923 1-Aug-2021 17:48

A family member is looking at getting a laptop for general home use - internet, email, word processing

They are looking at a HP with a Intel Pentium Gold. I’m not up to date with processors - is this an ok processor for home use?

How would it compare with an i3 or i5?

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#2753324 1-Aug-2021 17:57

Pentium Gold sits below the i3 (and well below i5). It's a budget processor range.

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#2753345 1-Aug-2021 20:23

Yeah, I'd prob avoid - get minimum i3.

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#2753367 1-Aug-2021 21:22

sbiddle: ... It's a budget processor range.

😜 What? Have they rebranded Celeron's? 🤪

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#2753460 2-Aug-2021 07:28

Also, generally buying a budget CPU in a laptop means the rest of the system is budget as well, so slow drives, basic video - might think "thats fine", it drives you up the wall pretty quick.

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#2753466 2-Aug-2021 08:18

Thanks all, I thought that to be the case - will steer them to an i3 minimum

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#2753487 2-Aug-2021 08:56

dafman:

Thanks all, I thought that to be the case - will steer them to an i3 minimum

I would add, making sure it has a SSD Hard Drive is more important than the processor .
The cheapies have slow mechanical Hard Drives, thats the usual bottleneck with Win10

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#2753511 2-Aug-2021 09:44

Geekzone is blind to the needs of this type of user. For just those things, just about any laptop will do.

I recently got my missus a ASUS E410MA-EK376T 14.0" N5030 4GB 256G, and for it's price it kicks butt.
To go I3 or better I'd have had to have spent a lot more, and the reality is, the difference wouldn't have been noticed.

It's plenty responsive, the storage is perfectly sufficient for her needs, and the battery lasts a reasonable length of time.

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#2753518 2-Aug-2021 09:54

No, not blind, just experience.

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#2753529 2-Aug-2021 10:04

xpd:

No, not blind, just experience.

RECENT experience showed me that these budget CPUs are much better than expected .
(are they rebadged old gen i3 ??)

I usually recommend/sell i3 minimum, but when Ive had to setup new laptops with these new Pentiums, I was surprised they arnt as bad as I'd thought.
Its 2021 , even budget CPUs are much faster than they used to be .

https://versus.com/en/intel-core-i3-7020u-vs-intel-pentium-gold-5405u

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#2753898 2-Aug-2021 17:50

1101:
SSD Hard Drive

This triggered something within me when I read that 😂