It's All About the Pentiums
First published on April 12, 2016A couple of months ago I wrote about searching for the ultimate dev laptop. Today there are some updates, but I’m going to focus on the processors. In this case, I’m looking at the top-of-the-line model each:
| Model | Family | Number | Speed/Cores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 13" (early-2015) | "Broadwell-U" (5th gen) | 5557U | 2 x 3.1GHz |
| Apple MacBook Pro 15" (mid-2015) | "Haswell-H" (4th gen) | 4980HQ | 4 x 2.8GHz |
| Dell Latitude E5470 | "Skylake-H" (6th gen) | 6820HQ | 4 x 2.7GHz |
| Dell XPS 13 | "Skylake-U" (6th gen) | 6560U | 2 x 2.7GHz |
| Lenovo T460s | "Skylake-U" (6th gen) | 6600U | 2 x 2.6GHz |
Some notes:
- Apple has still not released or announced updated MacBook Pros. Hence, they are a generation behind.
- Dell has updated their Latitudes to latest processors. But the 6820HQ is technically the older Skylake-H.
- I’m now also comparing the Dell XPS 13. It’s even smaller than the Latitude. It has Thunderbolt instead of HDMI. It’s also touch, and perhaps a bit under-powered. But not severely. The biggest difference is that you can upgrade the HD and some other components.
- Lenovo has also updated their T series. The Skylake-U is the “low power” processor.
So I’m still torn. I’m definitely going to wait and see what Apple does this summer.
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