Core i5 6300HQ vs. Core i5 2400?

[amdgraphics]

Hi!

My current desktop has a Core i5 2400, while the laptop I'm looking at has an i5 6300HQ. For video/photo editing, which is better? Thanks!

 

[dark_globe]

i5 6300HQ is slightly better but you will not notice any significant improvements over your desktop i5 2400

 

[jr9]

Your desktop CPU i5 2400 and the i5 6300HQ are near identical in performance. Laptop processors are much lower power than desktop ones. 5700HQ or 7700HQ would be ideal for workstation tasks.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Video encoding and editing is not wisely done on a laptop anyhow. Aside from the fact that mobile systems generally have lower performance CPUs, memory and drives, they tend to die early deaths when used consistently for such purposes, much like regular, even high end, non-gaming laptops do when used for demanding gaming.

They simply do not have good enough cooling to last under the rigors of such processes for a long time if this is something you are doing, or will do, on a fairly regular basis. Certainly they CAN do it, but I'd want a fairly high end model and I'd make certain that there are absolutely no indications of thermal issues on any specific unit I was looking at both in professional reviews and as a general consensus on Newegg/Amazon reviews. If there are significant numbers of reviews indicating problems with thermals over time, I'd avoid it.

Honestly, I'd avoid anything other than a high end gaming laptop or workstation specific unit for that purpose in the first place.