hi,
I got two T14s G3, both have the same specs but with two different cpus, one with i7 1260p, one with AMD 7 6850U.
I was expecting to like AMD better, but so far I was disappointed by the results. I run some informal tests:
hi,
I got the same laptop, a T14s G3, with the same specs but with two different cpus, one with i7 1260p, one with AMD 7 6850U.
I was expecting to like AMD better, but so far I was disappointed by the results. I run some informal tests:
- I am running Ableton Live on both of them with the same project. The i7 uses about 60% of the CPU, while AMD uses about 80%. All the settings are the same, same sound card.
- I run a 4k video to test battery life. Again, the i7 is better than the AMD. I run the 4k video on linux (both machines with same Linux, same configuration), again i7 is better than AMD. With better I mean that the battery get used less in the same time, i.e. after two hours of video playing, the battery of the i7 was at 70%, the one of AMD was at 55%.
I did not run other tests (suggestions are welcome), but based on different reviews, and especially the reviews of Notebookcheck, AMD should have performed better and save more battery.
Any possible explanation?