Best Performance Notebook of 2016

By Matt Staker. Last updated Jun 21, 2016.

If you are using a notebook for playing games and some serious programming, you need a performing machine and that needs resources like internal memory (RAM), processor and processor speed. The best performance notebook uses at least 4 GB RAM and implement Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 processors at a speed greater than 2 GHz.

Our list of best performance laptops of 2016 are the thin and light laptops which implement Intel/AMD processor and come from brands like HP, Toshiba and Sony.

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Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch 2015

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	Apple MacBook Pro 15-Inch (2015)	Apple MacBook Pro 13-Inch (2015)	Microsoft Surface Book	Microsoft Surface Pro 4	Dell Chromebook 11 Non-Touch


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Release Date	Sep 2015	Feb 2015	Sep 2015	Sep 2015	Jul 2015
Processor Speed	2.2 GHz	2.7 GHz	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz	2.16 GHz
Installed RAM	16384.0 MB	8192.0 MB	8192.0 MB	4096.0 MB	4096.0 MB
Display	15.4 inches, Widescreen, 2880 x 1800	13.3 inches, Widescreen, 2560 x 1600	13.5 inches, Widescreen, 3000 x 2000	12.3 inches, Standard, 2736 x 1824	11.6 inches, Widescreen, 1366 x 768
Hard Drive	256 GB, SSD, Flash storage	128 GB, Flash storage	256 GB, SSD		16 GB, SSD
Installed Memory	16 GB	8 GB	8 GB, 8 GB		4 GB
Operating System	Mac OS X Yosemite	Apple OS X El Capitan	Windows 10		Google Chrome OS
Processor	2.2 GHz, Intel Core i7-4770HQ	2.7 GHz, Intel Core i5-5257U	2.4 GHz, Intel Core i5-6300U	2.4 GHz, Intel Core m3	2.16 GHz, Intel Celeron N2840
Laptop Type	Media, Business, Small Business, Desktop Replacement, SSD, Flash storage	Ultraportable	Ultraportable, Tablet		Value
	The latest Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch with Retina display is still an excellent laptop with a high-resolution screen and enough power for content-creation tasks. PCMag.com	It might not be of huge interest to you if you're using a 2012 or newer model, but if you're hanging on to that older MacBook Pro with an optical drive, it's a worthy upgrade. PCMag.com	While the Tablet mode is top-notch, you'll likely spend most of the time using the Surface Book as a laptop. PCMag.com	It's excellent overall, and an improvement over last year's version. CNet.com	the Dell Chromebook 11 Non-Touch is ideal for any grade-school classroom or for use as an affordable, everyday laptop. PCMag.com

Best Performance Notebook of 2016

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