Pro tip: stop obsessing over processor numbers on your next laptop buy

I spent three days comparing i5 vs i7 specs before buying my current daily driver. Then my buddy who fixes laptops for a living pointed out my old i5 from 2020 still beat a new i7 because of thermal throttling in thin chassis. Has anyone else gotten burned by trusting the bigger number on the sticker?

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the_wade3mo ago

Ngl your buddy is right. The number means way less than the actual cooling system.

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juliagonzalez3mo ago

Bought a Ryzen 7 last year. My friend's cheaper Ryzen 5 runs cooler and faster.

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