JUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 43While the Yoga C740 fell to fifth place in our
comparison chart, a closer look reveals a virtual
four-way tie for second place, with a mere minute or
so separating the HP Envy 13 with its Core i7 CPU and
the Yoga C740. Way back in last place is the dual-core
Acer Aspire 5, which serves to demonstrate the leap
in performance of a quad-core CPU over a dual-core
system in HandBrake-type, intensive tasks.
In any event, the Yoga C740’s HandBrake
performance lands in the upper range of our
expectations, and that’s a good thing. It’s also worth
noting that while many laptops with older, quad-core
Whiskey Lake CPUs roar their fans like jet engines
during the HandBrake test, the C740’s cooling fans
never rose above a gentle purr.Cinebench
Our next benchmark is another CPU-crushing test, but
unlike the (typically) hour-long HandBrake benchmark,
Cinebench – which involves rendering a 3D image in
real time – is generally over in a matter of minutes. So
while HandBrake tells us how a given laptop handles
heavy processor loads over a long haul, Cinebench
offers a snapshot of a laptop’s CPU and thermal
performance during short bursts of intense activity.
Looking at our chart, the Yoga C740 comes in at
a very respectable third place, behind the Core i7-
powered HP Envy 13 (which boasts a 4.6GHz boost
clock, versus 4.2GHz for the Yoga C740) and the quad-
core Lenovo IdeaPad S340 (a Whiskey Lake laptop
that’s consistently punched above its weight). Trailing
the Yoga C740 are four more Whiskey Lake laptops withJUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 43While the Yoga C740 fell to fifth place in our
comparisonchart,a closerlookrevealsa virtual
four-way tie for second place, with a mere minute or
so separating the HP Envy 13 with its Core i7 CPU and
the Yoga C740. Way back in last place is the dual-core
Acer Aspire 5, which serves to demonstrate the leap
in performance of a quad-core CPU over a dual-core
system in HandBrake-type, intensive tasks.
In any event, the Yoga C740’s HandBrake
performance lands in the upper range of our
expectations, and that’s a good thing. It’s also worth
noting that while many laptops with older, quad-core
Whiskey Lake CPUs roar their fans like jet engines
during the HandBrake test, the C740’s cooling fans
never rose above a gentle purr.
Cinebench
Our next benchmark is another CPU-crushing test, but
unlike the (typically) hour-long HandBrake benchmark,
Cinebench – which involves rendering a 3D image in
real time – is generally over in a matter of minutes. So
while HandBrake tells us how a given laptop handles
heavy processor loads over a long haul, Cinebench
offers a snapshot of a laptop’s CPU and thermal
performance during short bursts of intense activity.
Looking at our chart, the Yoga C740 comes in at
a very respectable third place, behind the Core i7-
powered HP Envy 13 (which boasts a 4.6GHz boost
clock, versus 4.2GHz for the Yoga C740) and the quad-
core Lenovo IdeaPad S340 (a Whiskey Lake laptop
that’s consistently punched above its weight). Trailing
the Yoga C740 are four more Whiskey Lake laptops with