I take it battery life is better on Intel.
What about performance for different tasks, such as coding, compiling, etc. What about local LLMs? Do both platforms have "unified memory" à la Apple Silicon? Neither?
They do not have integrated memory, but by using LPCAMM2 they get better memory speeds than any laptops using the usual SODIMM memory modules.
It's nice to see Intel on the upswing again, more competition is always a good thing.
I saw that, but how does that work for GPU workloads? Either games of AI, really. Do I need to set a value on the BIOS for how much of the memory is split between RAM and VRAM?
Excluding Qualcomm as well, especially excluding the X2 Elite.
I still got it as it was better than Intel's last year's offering, and it's still a fine chip. But kind of highlights how good the previous 7000 series chip was.
Benchmarks have to wait until the actual Intel chip is out.
7040: https://knowledgebase.frame.work/expansion-card-functionalit...
AI 300: https://knowledgebase.frame.work/expansion-card-functionalit...
Pro with AI 300: https://knowledgebase.frame.work/expansion-card-functionalit...
The nice part about the Intel board is all 4 ports support usb4/thunderbolt 4 so all 4 ports are completely interchangeable whereas on the AMD board I need to remember to plug my dock into the back ports closer to the hinge.