Type of processor for python

[cameron705]

<python> <processor> <multithread> <single thread>

Thinking about getting a new processor and wondering what to prioritise, core count or single thread performance? I play games and use python for Uni so if core count isn't important then something like a 5600x rather than 13600k.

Also I currently use windows 10/ spyder but looking at changing to ubuntu/ manjaro and using VScode and terminal, not sure if any of this has an impact.

 

 

[mariushm]

It WON'T MATTER.

Get whatever works best for you.  If 5600x is cheaper and let's you put more money in a video card (for better gaming performance) then it's a good choice.

 

Python is interpreted and most likely 99.9% of everything you'll ever code in Python for university will be single threaded, using one or two cores at most.

[cameron705]

2 minutes ago, mariushm said:

It WON'T MATTER.

Get whatever works best for you.  If 5600x is cheaper and let's you put more money in a video card (for better gaming performance) then it's a good choice.

 

Python is interpreted and most likely 99.9% of everything you'll ever code in Python for university will be single threaded, using one or two cores at most.

Thank you, answers my question perfectly!

[Franck]

It nearly a myth saying programming require powerful cpu. The reality is it doesn't except for 2 cases

1 - very very niche programing domain

2 - Very very badly written code.

 

The reality is that you can run millions of lines in under 500 ms with a simple 12600k and using a sixth gen intel I7-6600 will make it as slow as 700 ms. The user will never notice 200 ms especially for something that does millions of calculations.