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Which would be better ?
3.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
Intel® Core™ i7-4578U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) -haswell
or
2.3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) - ivy bridge
3.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
Intel® Core™ i7-4578U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) -haswell
or
2.3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) - ivy bridge
repling
October 18, 2014 9:14:26 AM
the old quad core would be this one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007477COO/ref=as_li_s...
i would upgrade the ram to 16gb.
the new i7 dual core -
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-mini?product=MGEQ...
in above choosing 3.0ghz i7
also with 16gb ram
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007477COO/ref=as_li_s...
i would upgrade the ram to 16gb.
the new i7 dual core -
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-mini?product=MGEQ...
in above choosing 3.0ghz i7
also with 16gb ram
repling
October 17, 2014 5:00:45 PM
menetlaus said:
repling said:
I updated, hopefully more useful?Getting there.
What do you want to do with it and does price matter?
At the same $ I'd take the quad. While the dual has a slightly faster clock speed and newer design - more and more programs are taking advantage of >2 cores (2x the number of cores is better than a 10% boost in single threaded application)
I'm assuming you are looking at laptops (based on the M suffix) - if you want longer battery life go for the dual core as it will have a lower power draw and uses a newer design which is more power efficient.
If you want to game - make sure you get a laptop with a good GPU.
If you want to take a graphics design course and do photoshop/etc with it - get the quad.
Im looking at the new mac mini's max cpu with the old mac mini from 2012.
And yes i'd use it for gaming and photoshop/video
repling said:
I updated, hopefully more useful?Getting there.
What do you want to do with it and does price matter?
At the same $ I'd take the quad. While the dual has a slightly faster clock speed and newer design - more and more programs are taking advantage of >2 cores (2x the number of cores is better than a 10% boost in single threaded application)
I'm assuming you are looking at laptops (based on the M suffix) - if you want longer battery life go for the dual core as it will have a lower power draw and uses a newer design which is more power efficient.
If you want to game - make sure you get a laptop with a good GPU.
If you want to take a graphics design course and do photoshop/etc with it - get the quad.
repling
October 17, 2014 4:31:45 PM
Undying89
October 17, 2014 4:07:03 PM
Not enough info.
Usage matters as does the family of CPU.
One of the first dual core i3's vs a brand new i7-4xxx - the i7 wins all (except _maybe_ a single threaded test)
A brand new i3-4xxx vs one of the first i7's - toss up. The i3 will likely come out on top for most programs not optimized for 4+ cores (ie games), while the i7 would still outperform in rendering/other well threaded CPU intensive workloads.
i3 vs i7 of the same generation - similar to above but more towards the i7.
This does not consider the cost of the CPU - just the likely performance differences.
Usage matters as does the family of CPU.
One of the first dual core i3's vs a brand new i7-4xxx - the i7 wins all (except _maybe_ a single threaded test)
A brand new i3-4xxx vs one of the first i7's - toss up. The i3 will likely come out on top for most programs not optimized for 4+ cores (ie games), while the i7 would still outperform in rendering/other well threaded CPU intensive workloads.
i3 vs i7 of the same generation - similar to above but more towards the i7.
This does not consider the cost of the CPU - just the likely performance differences.
rmark45matsu
October 17, 2014 3:39:14 PM
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