Help: MacBook Pro 2015 i7 w/16gb or 2018 i5 w/8gb?

[ificantscuba]

I'm looking to purchase a new MacBook Pro, and I'm weighing two different options, I'd appreciate any help! My choice is between the new 2018 13" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz i5 Quad-Core with 8GB of 2133 MHz RAM. Or a "new" (somehow still?) 2015 15" MacBook Pro 2.2GHz i7 Quad-Core with 16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L.

This computer will be used to compose and produce music. Some software I use is sample-based, which I'm told is RAM intensive, though it's never been a problem for me on lesser computers. Any thoughts?

EDIT: I should mention, both options cost about the same, almost to the dollar.

 

[Nbd1790]

Would most likely recommend the 2015 model. You'll appreciate the larger screen when you're not connected to an external monitor. I use an older 2013 model (i7 16gb RAM) for Ableton and Logic. The extra ram will help a lot when projects start getting intense.

If you were able to bump up the ram on the newer model to 16gb, then it would be a little harder to choose.

Hope this helps!