Pentium b960 vs i3 2310m

[ghettoBird]

Hi folks

My computer was err nationalized so Im on the hunt for a laptop for around R4k.

So far my choice has been narrowed down to two products; one with a Pentium B960 ( R 3334) and one with an core i3-2310m (R 4275) processors respectively. Both are by Acer, and PCint . Apart from the processors, pretty identical (to me anyway)

My uses are general computing, movies and the odd game here and there. Will the i3 and hd300 make a big enough difference to warrant the near R 1000 difference?

thanks People

 

[NomNom]

Considering your use and the price difference, no I don't think it is worth it.

 

[Glingfram]

Considering your use and the price difference, no I don't think it is worth it.

^ +1

 

[ghettoBird]

Thanks people!

 

[Loopin]

It might. If the b960 one has a really trash gpu then it probably won't play HD videos. If you plan on watching anything in HD then get the i3.

 

[Rickster]

According to CPUBOSS the I3 is significantly better

 

[ghettoBird]

The GPU's are HD 2000 and HD 3000. Not so much HD video as Starcraft 2

 

[ghettoBird]

According to CPUBOSS the I3 is significantly better

CPUBOSS also says that the single core performance is better on the B960, I think that most games are single threaded, no?

 

[Loopin]

CPUBOSS also says that the single core performance is better on the B960, I think that most games are single threaded, no?

At this price GPU is going to be the bottleneck and not the CPU.