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32gb i7 or 16 gb i9
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If you have a choice and it's not coming out of your pocket, seems like a no brainer. Might as well shoot for the higher end processor. If you were coming out of pocket for the difference in cost between the processors, I would tell you to stick with the i7 considering the difference in performance and everyday tasks is minimal. But still, with that being said, the i9 might shave off a few seconds (maybe minutes pending the project size?)
Based on [1], I would see what kind of 3D rendering you do because it can easily eat up RAM and you don't want to run out of RAM for performance-critical tasks.
[1] https://www.quora.com/How-much-RAM-is-needed-for-3D-modeling-and-rendering
[1] https://www.quora.com/How-much-RAM-is-needed-for-3D-modeling-and-rendering
Not for gaming. Or video stabilization (90% sure). Or quickly processing streams rather than simulating 3D spaces
Any specifics on creative suite and 3d rendering usage?
If that's high resolution photorealistic 3D rendering I would lean toward the RAM. If you spend a lot of time exporting in Premiere I would lean toward the CPU.
That much RAM is nice to have IF you need it. That CPU will be nice all the time though.
If that's high resolution photorealistic 3D rendering I would lean toward the RAM. If you spend a lot of time exporting in Premiere I would lean toward the CPU.
That much RAM is nice to have IF you need it. That CPU will be nice all the time though.
Agreed! and it's unlikely to be a world-changing difference on a Mac. For truly breakneck processing needs it's unlikely a notebook is the way to go.