Intel Atom “Bay Trail” Processors (Review)

Intel Atom Bay Trail Processor

The vast majority of Windows-based tablets on the market today are powered by the Intel Atom processors from the “Bay Trail” family. That’s no wonder, since the chips provide satisfactory performance for the average user and a very low power consumption, while being quite affordable. Intel has initially released “Bay Trail” in mid-2013, and has … Read more

Intel Pentium 3805U [Review] Entry-Level Broadwell CPU for Laptops

Intel Pentium 3805U Processor

The Intel Pentium 3805U certainly isn’t the most important member of the latest Intel Broadwell processor family. The star of the Broadwell show is the Core i5-5200U, since it’s the typical mid-range chip used in so many notebook models. On the other hand, the entry-level Pentium 3805U is available only in select low-end laptops such … Read more

Intel Pentium N3520 / N3530 / N3540 Entry-Level CPU [Review]

Intel Pentium N3520 N3530 N3540 - HP x360 11

The Intel Pentium N3520, N3530, and N3540 are entry-level processors you can often find in budget laptop and 2-in-1 PCs. The N3520, N3530, and N3540 belong to the Intel Bay Trail CPU family, characterized by basic performance and very low power consumption. These quad-core Bay Trail Pentium CPUs deliver noticeably better computing speed than the … Read more

Intel Celeron N2830 / N2840 / N2820 CPU Review with Benchmark, Gaming, and Specs

Sticker on a Laptop with Intel Celeron N2830 / N2840

The Intel Celeron N2830 and N2840, alongside the less frequently used N2820, are among the lowest-end processors you can find in laptops these days. But, they are also among the widest adopted ones, since they’re included in numerous budget notebooks. You can find the Celeron N2830, N2840, and N2820 dual-core chips in the 250-dollar systems … Read more

Intel Core i5-6200U / i5-6300U 6th Gen ‘Skylake’ Mid-Range Laptop CPUs (Review)

Intel Core i5-6200U 6th Gen Skylake

The 6th Generation “Skylake” Intel Core i5-6200U, just like its slightly faster i5-6300U sibling, is a mid-range processor for mainstream laptops. This 6th Gen U parts offers better performance than the i3-6010U and are somewhat slower than the i7-6500U from the same CPU series. Intel Core i5-6200U / i5-6300U 6th Gen Skylake PassMark CPU Benchmark … Read more

Intel Celeron N3350 Basic Laptop Processor

Intel Celeron N3350

The Intel Celeron N3350 is an entry-level processor (CPU) for notebooks. It can be found in various inexpensive laptop models. With its two computing cores, maximal clock speed of 2.4 GHz, and 2MB of cache, the Celeron N3350 provides very basic performance. It is suitable only for non-demanding routine computing tasks. For instance, light web … Read more

Intel Core i5-8250U 8th Gen Quad-Core Processor for Laptops (Review)

The 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U is one of the first quad-core processors in the mainstream Core U lineup. It’s an important chip on the market since upgrade from the previous dual-core U-series processors to quad-core is a big leap. That’s visible in the i5-8250U benchmark results. Intel Core i5-8250U CPU Benchmark Extra performance over … Read more