Humiliatingly for Intel, an underperforming Core i7-10510U runs slower than the two-year old Core i5-8250U

Acer has updated its 15.6-inch TravelMate P series this year to the P215 to succeed the older P2510. The newer design is 14 percent smaller and 14 percent lighter while retaining all the ports of the older generation. It continues to be one of the very few laptops still shipping with an integrated VGA port, for example. The main problem is that while its exterior brings noticeable changes, its 10th gen Intel CPU isn't performing any better than the older model.

CineBench and PCMark results below compare the TravelMate P215 powered by the Core i7-10510U to the older TravelMate P2510 powered by the Core i5-8250U and results are almost the same between them despite the latter system being over two years old.

The findings are disappointing for those who were hoping for more processing power between generations, but one can also argue that portability and connectivity take priority over raw performance when it comes to office laptops. Users should look towards Ryzen-powered alternatives like the HP ProBook 445/455 G7 if CPU performance is of higher importance.

See our full review on the Acer TravelMate P2 P215 to learn more about Acer's latest budget business laptop.