Quad core or higher spec dual core?

WaveLab
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Hi guys,

Could people please give me their opinions on what may suit best.

It’ll be for a mobile setup with Cubase 5.5 64bit, and am looking to beat the performance of my current Core 2 Duo, T7500 2.20GHz, with 4GB of RAM.

Would an i5 or i7 ~1.6GHz perform better?

Many thanks

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quad core hands down, even a 2.2GHz beats the 2.8 dual…

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OK, that sounds pretty definitive :slight_smile:

thanks

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Further to this I’ve seen a pretty capable looking AMD 1.5 GHz quad for around £300:-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acer-Aspire-5560G-AMD-Quad-Core-15-6-Gaming-Laptop-/330788891511?forcev4exp=true#ht_5239wt_1398

Just not sure how this will stack up against the Intel chips (eg i7 1.6GHz quad).

A CPU comparison:-

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/440/AMD_A6-Series_for_Notebooks_A6-3420M_vs_Intel_Core_i7_Mobile_i7-720QM.html

Please let me know any thoughts…

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no comparison at all intel all the way…

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For sure - looks that way. Am aiming for the i7-2670QM now

Cheers dude!