In normal times, this desktop PC would obviously be a pretty good deal in comparison to the laptop.
That would make it cheaper than the equivalent laptop model.
The question then becomes, does it deliver 10 to 15% more performance?
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All of these questions are pretty interesting.
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It’s a completely different story inMetro Exodus.
This is expected to some extent given the much higher power limits of the desktop card.
Average frame rates are also higher in favor of the desktop, but with a smaller 9 percent margin.
Red Dead Redemption 2is pretty straightforward.
Typically in these GPU heavy scenarios we saw the 6700 XT using 50W more power as measured in HWInfo.
Horizon Zero Dawnis another pretty typical result.
Death Strandingis punishing on the mobile system and again ends up one of the larger margins in our testing.
The Hitman 3Dartmoor benchmark results are really interesting.
But that’s not really the case.
However on average, the desktop is able to pull away, delivering a modest 9 percent performance advantage.
Productivity Benchmarks
What about productivity results?
In some longer workloads likeHandbrake, the desktop has a more substantial performance advantage over the laptop.
Our other CPU limited productivity workloads were a bit of a mixed bag.
In this workload again the desktop configuration has a decent performance advantage, coming in 19% faster.
If you need a system for crucial high performance work then a desktop is probably the way to go.
In this benchmark the desktop was 21 percent faster and easily beats the laptop playing field.
The Asus Strix G15 is pretty solid choice as aDaVinci Resolvelaptop compared to the desktop configuration we tested.
Adobe Premiere on the other hand is a big win for the desktop platform.
What’s the reason for this?
Combined CPU and GPU workloads are a worst-case scenario for laptops.
It’s why gaming laptops can still be quite effective even with relatively small and constrained coolers.
But in productivity workloads where every component is fully loaded, you are much better off with a desktop.
So what are the practical implications for people buying a PC in 2021?
Regular 15-inch gaming notebooks get very close to today’s mid to high-end mainstream desktops.
A performance-oriented notebook can be a genuine desktop replacement.
That’s pretty impressive.
The value equation is a more difficult and ambiguous calculation.
Suddenly that value equation is back in favor of desktops.
On the flip side, value parity for similar components is great news for those that need portability.
And that’s pretty neat for laptop buyers.
