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HumbleShia
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September 30, 2012
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Which is the better processor?

  • September 30, 2012
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Hi, I've been looking at different cpu benchmarks but some are saying different things. Which is the better processor adobe premiere pro and after effects cs6? Intel core i5 3210M or AMD A8 4500M?

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    Jeff Bellune
    Jeff Bellune
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    September 30, 2012

    [Moved to Hardware Forum]

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    excited_Genie16B8
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    September 30, 2012

    As a general rule for the Adobe CS6 suite, you should be looking at Intel and nVidia for best performance.

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    HumbleShiaAuthor
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    September 30, 2012

    But there are benchmarks which show that the AMD is faster so it's confusing me. My budget is low so I don't have money for cpu + dedicated graphics card

    Bill Gehrke
    Bill Gehrke
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    September 30, 2012

    Take a look at our Premiere Pro BenchMark (PPBM) results site and you will see that AMD does not score well.  AMD processors are missing some of the SSE instructions that Intel has and Adobe uses.  If you sort on "Computer type" Laptops you will find there is only one AMD laptop and that ranks at  bottom in performance at 989 out of 1032 tested systems

    John T Smith
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    John T SmithCommunity Expert
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    September 30, 2012

    The best benchmark site for Premiere Pro is http://ppbm5.com/

    If you are going to edit HiDef you need an i7 or for standard def video at least an i5

    The AMD lacks some of the special firmware instructions that PPro uses, so will always be slower than Intel

    If you are looking at a laptop, read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1069742

    -and http://forums.adobe.com/message/4578948

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    HumbleShiaAuthor
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    September 30, 2012

    I've ordered a samsung laptop with amd but I can return it to get the intel i5. I currently use an i3 and standard def is fine. Mainly need for hd editing and rendering, my budget is £430. How much slower is AMD considering its GPU is better?

    josephs51576386
    josephs51576386
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    September 30, 2012

    AMD CPU's are notably slower. When you compare core vs core AMD cores just simply aren't as efficient.

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