However, the newer entrant performed better in the Ice Storm test, which simulates light gaming use to test the GPU. The Yoga 2 Pro's HD 4400 also scored slightly higher than the Yoga 3 Pro's HD 5300 in 3D Mark's more demanding Fire Strike and Cloud Gate benchmarks. Last year's Ultrabook scored around 1,000 points more in PC Mark's Home and Work benchmarks.
Unfortunately, the move to Broadwell has had a negative impact on processing power compared to the Yoga 2 Pro. You'll occasionally hear its internal fan whirring away under heavier CPU or graphic-intense workloads. The Yoga 3 Pro isn't fanless, but it still runs very quiet. As I've mentioned, it's based on Intel's Broadwell architecture, which brings the benefit of allowing manufacturers to make their Ultrabooks fanless (and thinner and quieter as a result). Under the hood is Intel's Core M-5Y70 CPU, which is clocked at 1.1GHz (turbo boost to 2.6GHz). It may be able to flex, but as powerlifters know, it's pointless doing so in the absence of muscle.
