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Intel vs AMD for Engineering Laptop  

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  1. 1. Which is better? Is a drop in ram worth the AMD? Intel is $200 CAD more.

    • Intel i7-1065G7 with 16GB DDR4 SDRAM
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    • AMD Ryzen 7 4700U with 8GB DDR4 SDRAM
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Hey there, I am looking for a good laptop as a mechanical engineering (some CAD and simulation stuff in the future maybe). I've narrowed my search down to two laptops so far (links below). 

 

(Summary): Does having AMD make up for losing 8GB worth of RAM on Intel?

 

Laptop 1:

  • HP Envy X360 15-ed0003ca
  • intel i7-1065G7
  • 16GB DDR4 SDRAM
  • Intel Iris Plus Graphics
  • silver
  • $1329.99 CAD

Laptop 2:

  • HP Envy X360 15-ee0003ca
  • AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
  • 8GB DDR4 SDRAM
  • AM Radeon Graphics
  • Black
  • $1099.99 CAD

There really isn't much of a difference, my biggest question is whether a loss in 8GB is made up for by having AMD Ryzen 7. My current laptop has an Intel i5 and  12GB RAM.

 

Also if you have any other laptop suggestions, that would be well appreciated too. Thanks.

 

laptop 1: https://www.costco.ca/hp-envy-x360-15-ed0003ca-2-in-1-laptop-bundle%2c-i7-1065g7.product.100656728.html

laptop 2: https://www.costco.ca/hp-envy-x360-15-ee0003ca-2-in-1-laptop-bundle%2c-amd-ryzen-7-4700u.product.100657185.html

 

 

 

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You'd be stupid not to get the Ryzen one, lol.

Quote me to see my reply!

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Like, dang, I just bought a laptop with a 4800h and a 2060 for that price range. I'd recommend exploring more options https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-5-4600h https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-4800h

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Depending on your course, you might want to get a more powerful laptop, possibly with a Quadro. Your university might have some recommended minimum specifications on their website. Have you checked if you can find those?

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