Laptop CPU, a bit confusing..

[chk071]

Ok thanks for the help all. As it doesnt seem to matter that much nowadays I'll probably end up picking two laptops and end up here for my decision

Oh, it surely still matters, especially with laptop CPUs. Usually, you get about half the performance for the money with laptops, compared to desktop PCs (mainly has to do with efficiency. Mobile CPUs are simply designed to get a decent performance/energy consumption ratio, not for maximum performance, like desktop CPUs). So, I'd especially check the CPU performance for laptop computers, if I was you.

And, again, I'd especially check for single core performance.

By the way: Another thing to consider would be if it necessarily has to be a laptop. If you have space for a desktop PC, and don't need to be mobile with that PC, you get much more "bang for the buck" with a desktop.

[uOpt]

I currently have laptops with Intel 9th, 11th and 12th gen CPU. All three have good single-core speed but break down when under multi-core load. I had it. My next laptop will be AMD.