(03-19-2018, 07:00 AM)Helios Wrote: And you're assuming that CPU will run at rated clocks all the time.2.3GHz is the base clockrate, not the boost as Pentiums lack turbo boost altogether.
(03-19-2018, 07:00 AM)Helios Wrote: At $400 USD, I'm not counting on reasonable cooling solutions lolThat can very well depend on the size of the laptop － if it's a 15" then it'd be quite easy to cool such a CPU and GPU for cheap considering that both parts certainly don't sip much power at all (this isn't a 3+GHz i5 paired with a mid-range discrete GPU).
(03-19-2018, 07:00 AM)Helios Wrote: Also the 920mx is abysmalIt's still faster than the Intel HD630 let alone the Intel HD610 (which is more appropriate for the term "abysmal"), and the 920mx would have guaranteed support for Vulkan unlike the Intel graphics which would farther help to improve performance in Dolphin.
Dolphin 5.0 CPU benchmark
CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz 1.24v
GPU: Intel integrated
RAM: 4x4GB Corsair Vengence @ DDR3-1600
OS: Linux Mint of some variety + [VM] Win7 SP1 x64
CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz 1.24v
GPU: Intel integrated
RAM: 4x4GB Corsair Vengence @ DDR3-1600
OS: Linux Mint of some variety + [VM] Win7 SP1 x64