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Definitely the quad core processor as the ARM Cortex is only a single core. Hope this helps

Cortex A8 Processor

Okay i look at both and here's my answer , for performance and little or no gaming then the i5-2450m with the intel hd 3000 graphic card is better for you, now if you into some gaming, good videos ,movies in hd , games like sims games , and fair multi-tasking , then the amd quad core a8-3520m with the discrete graphic card is for you more bang for your bucks this is the better laptop for you

quad core processor is better