More Cores or Faster Clock Speed?

[Kinetic Vision]

I apologize for this post here, but I figured this community was the most knowledgeable about this subject. I'd like some advice regarding a laptop purchase. Which of the below CPU's would have the better performance in KeyShot, and by what approximate margin?

3rd gen Intel Core i7-3612QM quad-core processor (2.10GHz / 3.10GHz with Turbo Boost)
3rd gen Intel Core i7-3520M processor (2.90GHz / 3.60GHz with Turbo Boost)

Thanks,

Rick

[guest84672]

I would say that with the i7-3612 you will get a performance increase anywhere from 45%-70%, depending on whether you utilize the Turbo Boost or not.

[Brandon Davis]

Here are some quick specs from CPUBenchmarks website, comparing the two.


3rd gen Intel Core i7-3612QM quad-core processor (2.10GHz / 3.10GHz with Turbo Boost) - http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-3612QM+%40+2.10GHz

3rd gen Intel Core i7-3520M processor (2.90GHz / 3.60GHz with Turbo Boost) -
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-3520M+%40+2.90GHz

- Brandon

[Kinetic Vision]

Mr. Teger - thank you for your comment. How do I activate TurboBoost and why not always use it?

Thanks again,

Rick

[guest84672]

Not really sure about how to activate it. It may be in the BIOS settings? And yes, why would you not always use it? I would.

[Kinetic Vision]

I did a bit of research and it's supposed to happen automatically when there is a high load on the cores, either individually or as a group.
Thanks again for your input.

Rick

[guest84672]

Very interesting - thanks for the information.