CPU's for Excel?

[y3llowduk]

Hello All, I'll be looking to upgrade my desktop or laptop very soon. Possibly selling both and getting a baller laptop as I need the portability for work.

 

A lot of my work is in excel. I was wondering what excel prefers in terms of CPU for maximum snappiness? Raw single-core performance or extra cores? I've noticed the old FX 6300 in my desktop does feel snappier in excel than the laptop's 6200u if that's anything to go by. Also does anyone know if SSD speed/interface has any effect on excel? I've noticed scrolling around large sheets seems especially smoother on the desktop, but I assume that's due to the dedicated GPU. I appreciate that excel will basically run on anything, but as I spend so much time using it, any boosts in snappiness will go a long way for me.

 

Thanks! J

[Guest]

I think for large data sets, more threads would be ideal. A 3700X or bigger now, or wait it out until the New Zen chips get released and see what the performance has to offer then.

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, y3llowduk said:

Hello All, I'll be looking to upgrade my desktop or laptop very soon. Possibly selling both and getting a baller laptop as I need the portability for work.

 

A lot of my work is in excel. I was wondering what excel prefers in terms of CPU for maximum snappiness? Raw single-core performance or extra cores? I've noticed the old FX 6300 in my desktop does feel snappier in excel than the laptop's 6200u if that's anything to go by. Also does anyone know if SSD speed/interface has any effect on excel? I've noticed scrolling around large sheets seems especially smoother on the desktop, but I assume that's due to the dedicated GPU. I appreciate that excel will basically run on anything, but as I spend so much time using it, any boosts in snappiness will go a long way for me.

 

Thanks! J

Anything can perform good in excel just slap a SSD on it and 4 cores min

[wall03]

10 minutes ago, y3llowduk said:

Hello All, I'll be looking to upgrade my desktop or laptop very soon. Possibly selling both and getting a baller laptop as I need the portability for work.

 

A lot of my work is in excel. I was wondering what excel prefers in terms of CPU for maximum snappiness? Raw single-core performance or extra cores? I've noticed the old FX 6300 in my desktop does feel snappier in excel than the laptop's 6200u if that's anything to go by. Also does anyone know if SSD speed/interface has any effect on excel? I've noticed scrolling around large sheets seems especially smoother on the desktop, but I assume that's due to the dedicated GPU. I appreciate that excel will basically run on anything, but as I spend so much time using it, any boosts in snappiness will go a long way for me.

 

Thanks! J

 

8 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

I think for large data sets, more threads would be ideal. A 3700X or bigger now, or wait it out until the New Zen chips get released and see what the performance has to offer then.

getting a gaming rig for excel. just...

 

sorry. i see you actually have a point..

and I dont

 

3700x should be more then enough.

[Biomecanoid]

19 minutes ago, y3llowduk said:

Hello All, I'll be looking to upgrade my desktop or laptop very soon. Possibly selling both and getting a baller laptop as I need the portability for work.

 

A lot of my work is in excel. I was wondering what excel prefers in terms of CPU for maximum snappiness? Raw single-core performance or extra cores? I've noticed the old FX 6300 in my desktop does feel snappier in excel than the laptop's 6200u if that's anything to go by. Also does anyone know if SSD speed/interface has any effect on excel? I've noticed scrolling around large sheets seems especially smoother on the desktop, but I assume that's due to the dedicated GPU. I appreciate that excel will basically run on anything, but as I spend so much time using it, any boosts in snappiness will go a long way for me.

 

Thanks! J

Just upgrade/format your old Laptop. Anything can run excel