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Jaskirat Singh
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What Is The Difference Between Laptop and Desktop Processor

When it comes to performance everyone has their thought on what processor do we have on our laptop or desktop computer. But do you know that even the same processors are different for a laptop and desktop?

Also read- Why is desktop computer better than laptop?

Yes, they are very different. how? let me tell you.

Processor Size Is Sacrificed

Laptop Processor Size vs desktop Processor size
Firstly laptops are designed to be compact and more mobile. This means the hardware inside a laptop is also made more compact or smaller. This is exactly what happens with our processor too. To make it fit inside a laptop. The processor is designed in a very specific way that makes it much smaller and under-performing.

Heating Problem

Secondly, because we have to fit it inside a laptop the heat sink on the laptop's processor is also very small which often results in fast heating of the component and decreased performance.

Battery Dependent

Finally, there is the issue of battery. Since we have to carry our laptop along with us. Obviously, we cannot call it a laptop if it is not mobile. There is a fixed battery which gives us a fixed battery life. When we run a laptop in its performance mode. It might drain all the battery in minutes to run at its full potential. To solve this problem processor is often under cloaked. By doing this they restrict the performance of the processor on the battery. But as soon as you plug in the charger All functions start running very smoothly.

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