Duel Core Laptops - i5-7200U

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redfinger

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I am looking for a new laptop for Uni this coming September and have been noticing a lot of them have Dual Core CPUs.

I am looking for a good performing solution for a reasonable price, especially since I am used to my High Performance PC at home. I have noticed that even reasonably priced laptops have duel core processors. I am wondering if this is really as big as a problem as I am potentially seeing it as.

I won't be doing anything too demanding on the PC, typical student stuff, definitely not Gaming/Video Editing etc.

Will I see a notable performance loss with a Duel Core CPU?

Thanks :))

Rough Specs of the Laptops I am looking at:
i5-7200U @ 2.5 GHz / 3.1 GHz (Turbo)
8GB Memory DDR3
It will have an SSD too
 
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dark_lord69
"I am wondering if this is really as big as a problem as I am potentially seeing it as."
Yes, laptop CPU's suck these days...

The vast majority are using underpowered CPU's (which are fine for most people, including you)
The CPU ending in a U (meaning it's ultra low power) is low power and only dual core. But it's fine for granny and office usage.

Laptops with CPU's that DON'T suck are increasingly rare. Pretty much have to look at gaming or workstation laptops to not get stuck with low speed.
BUT... even though I said that... If your not gaming then you'll do just fine with the i5 7200U CPU you were eyeballing.
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Barty1884

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While they are Dual Cores, they have HyperThreading (2core/4threads).... much like the desktop class i3's or newer Pentiums.

From a "typical student stuff" standpoint, even a 'true' dual core would likely be more than capable, and the 2c/4t CPUs should be more than sufficient for your needs.
 
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captaincharisma

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only gaming laptops will have quad core CPU's even the non gaming I7 CPU's are dual core. if its just for school work then all you need is a laptop with an I3 CPU and an SSD drive. although the problem with SSD drives in a laptop is they are low on storage space and most do not have an option to add a second hard drive especially now that most laptops do not come with an optical drive
 
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dark_lord69

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"I am wondering if this is really as big as a problem as I am potentially seeing it as."
Yes, laptop CPU's suck these days...

The vast majority are using underpowered CPU's (which are fine for most people, including you)
The CPU ending in a U (meaning it's ultra low power) is low power and only dual core. But it's fine for granny and office usage.

Laptops with CPU's that DON'T suck are increasingly rare. Pretty much have to look at gaming or workstation laptops to not get stuck with low speed.
BUT... even though I said that... If your not gaming then you'll do just fine with the i5 7200U CPU you were eyeballing.
 
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