MAY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 39When we task Cinebench with using a single CPU
core, the situation doesn’t change much: the Dragonfly
is still a little slower than most other laptops. The good
news is that in single-threaded tasks – which is the bulk
of what’s done on small, thin laptops – it’s not a big deal.
Our harshest test of a CPU uses the free Handbrake
utility to encode a 30GB 1080p file. The task typically
takes an hour on thin-and-light laptops, and it stresses
thecoolingcapabilitiesofanylaptop.Weagainsee
theElite Dragonfly underperform other laptops.
If you’re starting to wonder just why the CPU has
a higher boost clock on paper, but is actually slower,
the reason is that it’s a business laptop. Yes, we know,
you’re wondering why not just buy a slower CPU? The
problem is your boss still wants the best.In single-threaded tasks, the Dragonfly again underperforms
against other technically slower CPUs, but not by much