Deciding between two very similar laptops

I’m looking at 2 very similar laptops,

and

It looks like the 4th gen processor is better than the 5th gen one, especially the integrated graphics (if i want to do low power gaming) so I’m thinking of getting the one with the 4th gen processor but i’d like a second opinion

I do not see how the 4th gen processor has better graphics?

The 4th gen has intel HD4600. Then 5th gen has intel HD5600.

The 5th gen processor seems to be a direct upgrade in almost all categories.

IDK if I am missing something or if you are missing something.


the 4th gen one is better in almost every stat under Graphics Specifications

Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
and DirectX Support are all better on the 4th gen

Umm, those are not similar laptops... one is 17" one is 15", they have completely different processors and completely different OSes. "Low power gaming" is a whole bunch of dumb talk, gaming on the 4600, and by extension the 5600 is utter cancer. It is not meant to be a gaming chip, and struggles to play basically everything. Along with that just having numbers like clock speed and whatever being higher does not mean it is a better chip... perhaps you should look up real world tests...? Do those tests matter? No, not really, because all the integrated is really for is media, browsing and extremely light gaming (Minecraft, 2D stuff, etc.)

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-5600.125595.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-4600.86106.0.html

The only thing you really need to decide is how big you want to laptop. 17.3" or 15.6".

Iiiiiiiiiiiiii see now.

But I would still go for the laptop with the new processor. Low power gaming is not going to do you much good anyways.

Yeah i think i probably will

For the same price, if you don't care about the size, go for the one with the newest processor. But, looking at the Intel ARK, there's basically no difference between those two CPUs, other than the integrated graphic (marginal difference). The TDP is the same so they will keep the same temperature overall and consume the same amout of energy (I know TDP is not related to actual power consumption). Maybe the newest CPU support the new chipset driver that makes the CPU ramp frequencies faster than with previous series of processors, but I'm not sure, look into it on PC Perspective site.

I went with the one with the newer CPU

If you want portability go with the 276, and if you don't go with the 264. Otherwise the 276's processor is a little faster, very little, but it's still an improvement.