Dual Core or Quad core?

[IdaEmilie]

Hey you! uhm, I'm looking for a laptop to use for good video editing on Adobe's Premiere Pro So should I pick a quad core or would a dual core be fine enough?

Have been looking at the HP Spectre x360 15" 2017 edition. It has good specs, but contains only a dual core.

Will it work, or should I try looking for a quad core laptop?

 

[Overclockerastro]

Quad core would always be the better choice. Video editing programs love cores and ram speeds. It also depends on your budget.

Edit: So it looks like you are willing to drop a good grand on a laptop but before you do any of that might i tempt you into instead going for a custom desktop? Why?

1.It's cheaper
2.it's faster dollar for dollar

By cheaper i mean you get more for your money using desktop parts than laptops. You basically are paying more for the small form factor and portability of a laptop which would be better spent on faster hardware with a desktop and for 1000 dollars you definitely will be able to achieve the good video editing you want.

 

[madmatt30]

Nearly all the intel mobile chips are hyper thread duals nowadays mate.
What's in it a i7-7500u or similar??

 

[rhysiam]

Yep, all the current Gen "Y" and "U" series processors are dual core. That's Intel's entire line up to 28W Processors.

Quad cores are the HQ variants which start at 35W in their TDP down (low power) config. You'll have to look at larger laptops than the Spectre I believe before you can find something with a quad core.

@Overclockerastro asks a very valid question, do you really need the portability of a laptop? While you can absolutely do basic video editing on a laptop, it's certainly a use-case where a desktop, even a tiny miniITX desktop with a handle for portability, will see you making far fewer compromises for your budget.

 

[IdaEmilie]

Quad core would always be the better choice. Video editing programs love cores and ram speeds. It also depends on your budget.

Edit: So it looks like you are willing to drop a good grand on a laptop but before you do any of that might i tempt you into instead going for a custom desktop? Why?

1.It's cheaper
2.it's faster dollar for dollar

By cheaper i mean you get more for your money using desktop parts than laptops. You basically are paying more for the small form factor and portability of a laptop which would be better spent on faster hardware with a desktop and for 1000 dollars you definitely will be able to achieve the good video editing you want.

I have to choose a laptop because I'm going to use it at school )

 

[TerryLaze]

Premiere uses the GPU for a lot of stuff including making the exporting part faster,so while quad is always nicer it's not really necessary.