I can't afford the i5 version, (not quite true, but I just can't bring myself to spend a twelve hundred bucks on a computer) but I could stretch to the i3. But, my current laptop is an i5 3317. That CPU has a Passmark of around 3100, the i3 in the SP3 comes in at around 2600. So there it is, I can't go backwards.
I am a programmer (retired so it's no longer a business expense) and CPU-grunt is important when test compiling about 50 times a day, so extra seconds will add up fast.
So, does anyone have some actual benchmarks on the SP3-i3 version compared with the previous generation i5 equipped laptops. Something like the Performance Rating. On this laptop adding up the five different msoft rating criteria results, I get 39.8.
Now, I really neeeeeed an SP3, so help me overcome my excuses.
Thanks
I am a programmer (retired so it's no longer a business expense) and CPU-grunt is important when test compiling about 50 times a day, so extra seconds will add up fast.
So, does anyone have some actual benchmarks on the SP3-i3 version compared with the previous generation i5 equipped laptops. Something like the Performance Rating. On this laptop adding up the five different msoft rating criteria results, I get 39.8.
Now, I really neeeeeed an SP3, so help me overcome my excuses.
Thanks