Rendering on a Core 2 quad or laptop i7

[MrFluffyPants]

Hey there guys,

So I got back in the YouTubing again (using Sony Vegas) and now I have my laptop which has an Intel Core i7 3630QM in it and I use this PC ATM.

Since that it is a laptop CPU I am not sure how powerfull it is. Will my render times be shorter with my Intel Core 2 Quad clocked at 2.7GHZ or should I just stick with my laptop?

Let me know!

[DoubleY]

Stick with the laptop. 

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

HHHHOOOOOOOOO NNNOOOOO. Laptop. that i7 shits all over the Core 2 Quad. Just keep it plugged in and as cool as possible. 

[MrFluffyPants]

HHHHOOOOOOOOO NNNOOOOO. Laptop. that i7 shits all over the Core 2 Quad. Just keep it plugged in and as cool as possible. 

Might get one of those laptop cooling tables.

The Core Quad is more Home NAS material? 

[Excon]

The i7 would destroy that Core2Quad

[Shakaza]

Stick with the laptop. It's MUCH more powerful than a Core2 Quad, maybe even twice as much. Look at the passmark score for the i7-3630qm, and then look at some Core2 Quads, like the Q9400 or something: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-3630QM+%40+2.40GHz

And: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Quad+Q9400+%40+2.66GHz&id=1045

I chose the Q9400 arbitrarily, because it has a clock speed close to 2.7 GHz.

@MrFluffyPants

[nsyedhasan]

Might get one of those laptop cooling tables.

The Core Quad is more Home NAS material? 

Yeah it will do the job as a NAS.

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

Might get one of those laptop cooling tables.

The Core Quad is more Home NAS material? 

Pretty much anything can run NAS stuff, so yea. 

Which system has more RAM?

[Wtalk2]

Might get one of those laptop cooling tables.

The Core Quad is more Home NAS material? 

The Core 2 Quad would be amazing for running a Home NAS off of. I currently run a Web-server and a SAMBA server (NAS on a Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz with PLENTY of power to spare

[MrFluffyPants]

The i7 would destroy that Core2Quad

I already had the feeling. Was just wondering

[Maxibonbits]

The CPU in the laptop is better.

 

However do they both have dedicated GPU's and are you using software that can take advantage of OpenCL or CUDA.

[MrFluffyPants]

Pretty much anything can run NAS stuff, so yea. 

Which system has more RAM?

Laptop has more RAM aswell

[MrFluffyPants]

The CPU in the laptop is better.

 

However do they both have dedicated GPU's and are you using software that can take advantage of OpenCL or CUDA.

Laptop has a GeForce GT750M and Desktop dedicated so yeah

[MrFluffyPants]

The Core 2 Quad would be amazing for running a Home NAS off of. I currently run a Web-server and a SAMBA server (NAS on a Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz with PLENTY of power to spare

What is good NAS software to run on it then?

Used it with Windows 8 as a NAS but rather have a different OS

[Maxibonbits]

Laptop has a GeForce GT750M and Desktop dedicated so yeah

Than hands down the laptop. Especially since you said it has more RAM.

[Mooshi]

This thread..it's like comparing a microwave frozen dinner to a steak fresh off the grill. Core 2 anythings are painfully outdated now vs i7's and i5's.

[MrFluffyPants]

This thread..it's like comparing a microwave frozen dinner to a steak fresh off the grill. Core 2 anythings are painfully outdated now vs i7's and i5's.

I know I am one hell of a derp .

[Wtalk2]

What is good NAS software to run on it then?

Used it with Windows 8 as a NAS but rather have a different OS

FreeNAS if your up for setting it up (Quite complicated but lots of features) or Ubuntu Server with SAMBA server installed is what I use and is quite simple to configure