CPU For Circuit Analysis

stl522013 · May 6, 2015

Ok, so somebody that I know asked me to look at some laptops for him. And he said that one of the most important things is processing power. He plans on doing circuit analysis with it, and from what I have heard it is CPU intensive. Will an Intel i7 4710HQ (or MQ, some laptops have the HQ and some the MQ) be good enough? Thanks. If you know of any laptops that have a better processor, please let me know, thanks.

Solandri · May 6, 2015

The MQ are socketed and can (theoretically) be upgraded in the future. The HQ are soldered onto the motherboard.

Currently the i7-4xxxyQ (Haswell) are the fastest laptop processors out there. The Broadwell versions haven't been released yet (at least not quad core), and there's even some speculation that they may be skipped entirely for Sky Lake which is due out at the 4th quarter this year.

stl522013 · May 7, 2015

I understand that it is a good processor, but will it be good enough for circuit analysis?

PassMark · May 7, 2015

We do some similar stuff, circuit design and compiling code for FPGAs. You do need a good CPU and a SSD doesn't hurt either.

The 4710HQ is a good mobile CPU, but the high end desktop CPU are significantly better (up to twice as quick). So only get a laptop if you really need the portability.

Best mobile CPU on the market today is probably the i7-4980HQ, if you can find a machine with it.

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