Integrated graphics plus card?

[pzkpfw]

... I've just been studying CPU architecture as part of the degree I'm doing and there's a hell of a lot more to performance than just clock speed and cache.

Yes.

I'm not arguing against that at all.

(And for the record, it's quite possible I've been "studying CPU architectures" (to varying levels of depth at different times) longer than you've been alive.)

The best way to "measure" performance is to go to sites like overclockers.com and tomshardware.com who do many hardware benchmarks using different benchmarking tools, so the end user can make an informed decision in relation to which hardware best suits their needs. ...

I totally agree with that, too.

{strikeout}All I'm saying, is that for Joe Average, that kind of thing just isn't going to be done. Mavis the Granny down the road isn't the type to go to overclockers.com. So some basic measure doesn't seem so bad. It's not totally accurate. Sure. But what (within the grasp of Joe Average) is?{/strikeout}

Actually, the main reason I mentioned this issue at all, was I just don't get why people have a such a strong negative reaction to the whole issue. What's the big deal? If someone is going to do the kind of research you suggest, then they'll understand the clock x cores "measure" is (partly) bollocks anyway. It all seems a minor thing to get worked up about.

[SMOKEU]

{strikeout}All I'm saying, is that for Joe Average, that kind of thing just isn't going to be done. Mavis the Granny down the road isn't the type to go to overclockers.com. So some basic measure doesn't seem so bad. It's not totally accurate. Sure. But what (within the grasp of Joe Average) is?{/strikeout}

Actually, the main reason I mentioned this issue at all, was I just don't get why people have a such a strong negative reaction to the whole issue. What's the big deal? If someone is going to do the kind of research you suggest, then they'll understand the clock x cores "measure" is (partly) bollocks anyway. It all seems a minor thing to get worked up about.

Under the fair trading act it's illegal for a seller to misrepresent goods they are selling. Dramatically overstating the performance of a chip falls under that category.

[pzkpfw]

Under the fair trading act it's illegal for a seller to misrepresent goods they are selling. Dramatically overstating the performance of a chip falls under that category.

Call the Police! Call Interpol! Call the FBI! Won't somebody please think of the children?


(Hysterical over-reaction. (Which was my original point.))

[SMOKEU]

Call the Police! Call Interpol! Call the FBI! Won't somebody please think of the children?


(Hysterical over-reaction. (Which was my original point.))

I wouldn't be surprised if the police and FBI got involved in this, seeing as they are willing to do a raid on someones house just because they own a cloud based storage service (Kim Dotcom).

What's next, are the cops going to arrest landlords just because some tenants decide to undertake illegal activities in a rented house?