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 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 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 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 i3-10110U 10th Gen Lower-Mid-Range Laptop CPU

Intel Core i3-10110U

The 10th Generation Intel Core i3-10110U is a lower-mid-range processor you can find in inexpensive configurations of the mainstream laptop PCs. The i3-10110U is a dual-core member of the 10th Gen Intel Core U-series lineup. The series is well known for its more widely adopted quad-core i5-10210U and i7-10710U. On the other hand, there’s also … Read more

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Laptop Processor

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is a mid-range laptop processor released in 2021. It’s aimed at everyday home and office computing. It can handle it effortlessly. In addition, the Ryzen 5 5500U is a good compromise solution for those who do heavier tasks like video editing, but don’t want to deal with higher power consumption, … Read more

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U Budget Laptop Processor

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is a laptop processor you can typically find in affordable Windows-based notebooks. It can be classified as a lower-mid-range laptop processor that can handle the routine computing tasks very well. For heavier tasks recommended are at least mid-range processors, such as the AMD Ryzen or Intel Core i series. The … Read more

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U Budget Laptop Processor

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

The AMD Athlon Silver 3050U is a budget-friendly laptop processor. It’s geared toward the usual home and office computing tasks. The processor provides basic performance, but good enough for fairly smooth web browsing, work on MS Office-type documents, e-mails, and similar. Besides the Athlon Silver 3050U, AMD offers the Athlon Gold 3150U, which is slightly … Read more