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Fastest 4.5 Watt Core M 5Y71 In Asus T300 Chi Competitive With Full Core i5 CPUs

Posted by timothy on from the smaller-better-faster-cheaper dept.

MojoKid writes: Asus unveiled its latest addition to the Transformer series at CES in January, the Transformer Book Chi, which just recently began shipping. Available in three sizes, the new Transformer Book Chi Series features a 2-in-1 detachable design. The flagship Transformer Book T300 Chi offers a 12.5-inch screen, an Intel Core M processor, and a fanless cooling solution. The 2-in-1 detachable design employs a magnetic hinge that supports four usage modes: Attached, Detached, Flipped, and Tented. The T300 Chi measures about 0.65 inches when docked, making it slightly thinner than an Apple Macbook Air. Asus claims the T300 Chi is the world's thinnest Windows tablet, measuring just 0.28 inches thick. More interestingly, perhaps, is that Asus built this machine with Intel's fastest Core M chip, the Core M 5Y71. In the benchmarks, it competes well even with full-sized ultrabooks, though battery life does take a hit due to the system's mechanical limitations and smaller 31Whr battery. At prices from $400 to $900, this might be an interesting choice for anyone considering the new Surface 3, too.

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  1. So? by pushing-robot · · Score: 5, Informative

    Intel is slapping i5 (and i7) on some pretty slow chips these days...

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    1. Re:So? by sexconker · · Score: 3, Informative

      Charging more for less, the Intel way!

    2. Re:So? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      The i5 and i7 designations don't indicate performance but feature sets. Current i5 processors don't have hyper-threading, for example, but all current i7 processors do. The low end Pentiums didn't have virtualization support (but current Pentium-N do). All in all though, Intel branding and marketing with regard to their core product is a clusterfuck. Not even people who care about these things can readily tell which is the better CPU anymore.