Question Which laptop among these?
Question Which laptop among these?
I believe the issue lies with the CPU since the usage and temperature increased significantly, even reaching 63% from idle levels of 3-10%, and the temperature rose from 39 to 63 degrees. I don't have strong evidence confirming this conclusion.
If the 9th generation quad core isn't sufficient for your needs, then the i5 11400H, i5 1240P and Ryzen 5 5600H would be suitable options. The 11th generation offers a 25% boost at the same clock speed, so I anticipate further performance gains with the 11th generation quad cores, especially the i5 11320H. Still, I’m unsure about the actual clock speeds your current and other laptops reach during extended tasks to accurately gauge the performance gap.
To 'test' my laptop, i started multi core cinebench and monitored the numbers using Hwmonitor, around 2 minutes into the benchmark, here's the gist of what I see
Package max power is 49.93 W
Max package temperature is 93 degrees
Max core temperature is 94 degrees
The clocks have settled between 2890 and 3090MHz (both values included, though 2900MHz for most of the time), though it reached 4092MHz for a second before the temperatures hit the high degrees (which was almost instantaneous)
End score: 3211 points
2.9Ghz is quite acceptable. I approached this decision from a somewhat biased standpoint, having tested both large and compact laptops. Personally, I prefer the smaller models as they are more convenient to transport. Considering portability is important, the Dell Inspiron 14 5410 stands out as a suitable choice. It’s compact and you can easily upgrade it with additional 8 or 16GB of RAM later. The main concern is whether it provides sufficient performance for your needs. Unfortunately, I haven’t found any reviews of the Dell Inspiron 14 5410 i5 11320H that specify its power consumption or cooling characteristics. If the cooling system functions properly, the i5 11320H should maintain its base frequency without issues. It’s expected to be about 7% to 37% faster than the i5 9300H under ideal conditions. Laptops equipped with the i5 1135g7 are unlikely to significantly boost performance compared to what you already have. The MSI gaming GF63 Thin offers a solid package if speed is your priority, it’s lightweight at 1.8kg and performs well in games. However, you may experience reduced battery life, as I’ve observed with my current device—though it’s not uncommon for gaming laptops to last around 4.5 hours on web browsing, especially in the 9th generation era. That seems quite long for three years if the numbers hold true. I also noticed my battery degrades faster than other devices, even with fewer charge cycles, which makes me think heat might be the factor.
Thanks for the input, it looks like you'd benefit most from the Inspiron's portability and the gf63 thin's performance, by the way (and I might say I liked the overall appearance and specifications). What are your thoughts on the Aspire 5? Since the i5 1240P (as per nanoreview) can be slightly faster than the i5 11400H, and it offers 16 GB of RAM under a budget-friendly price, what do you think?
In general, I anticipate the 1240P will outperform the 11400H in both single-threaded and multi-threaded tasks. If your workload grows efficiently with more cores, the Acer Aspire 5 clearly stands out as a stronger option. Battery endurance is significantly better, lasting over 7 hours compared to around 4 on the MSI. My confidence remains that the Dell offers superior build quality, although my experience with Acer models has been mostly positive.