The Apple iPad mini wins a few points back when it comes to the display resolution and
processor architecture though.
Not exact matches
In theory every time you further miniaturize the
architecture of
processors, even
though they become more powerful and more efficient, they consume less power.
Even
though the
processor is «only» dual core — a 2.66 - GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 Penryn — its use of Intel's new 45nm
architecture makes it competitive with systems running the quad - core AMD Phenom 9600
processor.
More than anything,
though, it's a purchase for the future, as more games are listing the FX series as a recommended
processor, and with the eight core
architecture of the Xbox One and PS4 we may start to see games that can fully utilise the CPU.
Though not branded with the «Core» name, this
processor is built on the Sandy Bridge
architecture behind all 2nd - gen Core
processors.