The Standard Electrical Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: This term is used to express arrangements of electrical connections for giving the largest quantity of current, as a quantity armature, meaning one wound for low resistance. A battery is connected in quantity when the cells are all in parallel.
I would say that an A8-4500 running at 2.8GHz would be about equal to an Intel mobile CPU running at 2.2GHz - 2.3GHz, but that's a rough estimate. Individual tasks can vary though. The A8-4500 is a quad core CPU while most mobile Intel CPUs that would compete with the A8-4500 on price would be dual core CPUs.
The new 8-speed has a lower first gear than the previous 5-speed so the car can be quicker off the line. The 2012 and 2013 had a pretty low first gear, a 3.6:1 ratio, but the new first gear is 4.7:1. If the old car was ever wanting for any punch the new lower first gear certainly delivers it now.