10th Generation i7 CPUs

[glena16094244]

I am thinking of moving to a laptop from a desktop for all sorts of reasons but looking at the Adobe minimum specs for PS it says a processor speed of 2ghz. I note that many modern 10th Gen i7 chips are 1.3 ghz. 

How does this relate? Does this mean that I should go for an older gen processor.

I am targeting a 16GB SSD laptop/notebook, with a SSD but dont want the CPU to cause problems speed wise. 

Does anyone have any experience on running PS on a CPU running below the 2ghz level?

[nikunj.m · Accepted solution]

Hi there,

The clock speed for CPUs mentioned in the system requirements is the minimum required to run Photoshop. Though most 10th gen i7 chips are rated for base clock speeds of 1.8GHz or lower (possibly for better power management) but almost all can turbo up to 3.80 GHz or higher. If the CPU you choose can consistently maintain clock speeds of over 2 GHz while working in Photoshop, you should not have any issues with it. 

You can check reviews of the chip you decide to go for to see how it performs under heavy loads. Pairing the right chip with a fast internal SSD for your operating system and applications, along with sufficient amount of fast memory (RAM) should give you a decent machine. Note that it may help to have a dedicated GPU instead of onboard graphics depending on your workflow.

Regards,

Nikunj

[glena16094244]

Thank you. 

[awaisa44244256]

Hello Sir! You explained very well. Actually I'm going to purchase a laptop within my budget.
Dell Inspiron 14 5490 i5 Platinum Silver
This is the laptop. The concern was same that it's clock speed is 1.6 Ghz. So will it help me perfectly while using Photoshop?

Or would you like to recommend me another one please. 

Thanks, from Pakistan :pakistan:. 

[D Fosse]

The significant number here isn't 1.6, but 4.2 (turbo). It'll work fine.

If there is an integrated GPU in addition to the NVidia card, be prepared that you will need to disable that. Dual GPUs cause a lot of problems.

[Chuck Uebele]

I would echo Nikunj's recommendations, especially in regard to the graphics card. Do not get an integrated card, or an Intel card. You will save yourself a lot of grief not doing that. I got a gaming laptop which was built for good graphic performance, so the cost was less than trying to upgrade some other computer. 

[Ussnorway]

the thing is Photoshop is Cpu only because its designed for Mac... so on a Windows system it runs crappy [at least not any where near as good as it should] because it doesn't use the full system

so if you do a lot of Photoshop high Cpu tasks like Rendor with this laptop then a I7 will run HOT and you need to allow for that with cooling pads etc or your laptop will just power down to save itself in the same way Macs have to however if you are just looking at pretty images then I7 or even I3 laptops are happy to run Photoshop for hours

[Chuck Uebele]

Yes, they do run hot! I burned out two laptop graphic cards. I bought my last laptop because it had huge cooling fans. It's a bit heavy, but I haven't burnt it out - yet.

[PECourtejoie]

Photoshop does use the GPU as well on a mac.

The issue is that MAC GPU optimized programs have to run on metal, and not on the cross-platform OpenGL, so developing GPU heavy features is trickier...