Core i5 vs Core i7

[Dominican]

Should i up grade to core i7 for video editing for and photo editing or keep core i5 not sure.

3.3GHz Processor
2TB Storage

• 3.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
• Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
• 8GB (two 4GB) memory, configurable up to 32GB
• 2TB Fusion Drive1
• AMD Radeon R9 M395 with 2GB video memory
• Retina 5K 5120-by-2880 P3 display

 

[iTiki]

I upgraded the video card, but stayed with the faster i5 because i do limited video editing. Also went with SSD over Fusion. Most of my computer work revolves around photography. I would do the i7 if you are heavy into video...

 

[Sirmausalot]

What he said

I upgraded the video card, but stayed with the faster i5 because i do limited video editing. Also went with SSD over Fusion. Most of my computer work revolves around photography. I would do the i7 if you are heavy into video...

. The i7 has 8 virtual cores -- programs like Adobe Media encoder use them all. Also suggest the 512 SSD. If you do heavy effects work and a lot of color correction, you'll want a better video card as well.