i5/ gtx 1050ti Or i7/ 960m

[GR1ZLY]

Dell - Inspiron 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - 256GB Solid State Drive - Black, $899

Or core i7, 12gb memory, gtx 960m, 512gb ssd, lower price


Looking for a nice laptop for CAD work and gaming under $900

 

[rgd1101]

which exact cpu? there are different model of i5/i7

 

[jaguarskx]

I believe CAD software is rather CPU intensive and they may benefit from Hyper Threading (HT). HT basically allows each CPU core to process two threads / streams of data. Therefore, a quad core Intel CPU like the i7-6700HQ that is likely paired up the GTX 960m (I assume it is a Dell Inspiron laptop) is more ideal for CAD work. The i5-7300HQ is simply a quad core CPU with no HT, but the GTX 1050 Ti is more powerful than the GTX 960m which makes it better for gaming.

Both laptops can be used for CAD and play games; it just depends on which one you want of them you want to have better performance. However, you need to do a bit of research first to find out if the CAD programs you are using do in fact take advantage of HT.

 

[GR1ZLY]

i5 is a 7300hq and the i7 7500u .

 

[rgd1101]

take the i5. the hq mean it a quad core. the i7 is a dual core with HT.

 

[GR1ZLY]

take the i5. the hq mean it a quad core. the i7 is a dual core with HT.

 

[GR1ZLY]

I went with the i5, thanks guys