7th Gen i7 Dual Core vs 6th Gen i7 Quad Core?

hbkbeats

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Hello!

So I am in the process of ordering a new laptop from hp, and I am customizing the specs.

I'm trying to decide between these 2 processors, but I'm not sure which one to get.

6th Gen Intel i7-6700HQ Quad Core vs. 7th Gen Intel i7-7500U Dual Core

I would like the new 7th Gen to stay up to date, but I'm not sure if I would benefit more from having a quad core processor.

I plan on running programs like auto cad and revit (for light school use) and also music programs like fl studio, pro tools, etc.

I'm just confused on which direction to go. Any advice on which one would be better for me? Is the 7th Gen better because of the update or would I still benefit from 6th Gen quad core?

I'm kinda new to the hardware aspect of things.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you
 
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i7 6700HQ will be best suited for your needs.
Higher clock rate, same architecture, double the cores.
One of the best 6th Generation Skylake laptop chips will be far better a low-power midranged 7th Generation laptop chip in performance.
7th Gen only offers 5% higher clock rates on top of previous generations.
The quad core is better by far, its a 4 core, 8 thread CPU aka a true i7. The dual is a 2 core, 4 thread CPU its only an i7 if you believe the marketing department. It's only downside is it requires more power and generates more heat as a result. The quad is a 45w CPU while the dual is at most a 25w.

http://ark.intel.com/products/95451/Intel-Core-i7-7500U-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz-

http://ark.intel.com/products/88967/Intel-Core-i7-6700HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz
 

kgt1182

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i7 6700HQ will be best suited for your needs.
Higher clock rate, same architecture, double the cores.
One of the best 6th Generation Skylake laptop chips will be far better a low-power midranged 7th Generation laptop chip in performance.
7th Gen only offers 5% higher clock rates on top of previous generations.
 
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