I'm thinking about getting a new, faster laptop for home use of CAD/CAM software, AutoCAD and Fusion 360. My CAD/CAM software is an older version of Enroute before they upgraded their graphics capabilities for better processing speed. I'm using AutoCAD LT Ver. 14 so that also is pretty old. Fusion 360 is putting the most demand on my current laptop and while it take 45 seconds to load (100 mps internet connection) my drawings are simple enough that my actual use of the program isn't all that demanding. I'm retired and this is all just for personal use.
I currently have an Asus laptop with an I7 8550U @ 1.8 processor and other than these graphics applications it is more than adequate for anything I do. It is though border line lacking in its capabilities with the 3D projects.
Since I'm not making any money off these activities it's hard to justify $2000 plus for a new laptop. However anything in the $1500 and below range doesn't seem to have that big a jump in processor capabilities.
I'll add here that my AutoCAD LT 14 will not run on Windows 11. I've tried and all the online reports I see say the same thing. So if I do an upgrade it will need to have some version of Windows 10.
Looking at the PasMark rankings my current I7 8550U @ 1.8 has a rating of 5930. The most commonly found I7 processor I see in under $1500 Windows 10 laptops is the 1165G7. However the PassMark rating for this just jumps to 10393......so not even double my current processor. So while the 1165G7 is on the high end processors list, it is near the bottom of that list.
So question is would I see a significant, like 4 to 5 times, improvement on 3D actions with the 1165G7 processor, or is it just not worth only going that far up the processor performance list? I know graphics processors also come into play here but I'd think the main CPU in the laptop is the place to start analyzing the options.
Thanks,
BH
I currently have an Asus laptop with an I7 8550U @ 1.8 processor and other than these graphics applications it is more than adequate for anything I do. It is though border line lacking in its capabilities with the 3D projects.
Since I'm not making any money off these activities it's hard to justify $2000 plus for a new laptop. However anything in the $1500 and below range doesn't seem to have that big a jump in processor capabilities.
I'll add here that my AutoCAD LT 14 will not run on Windows 11. I've tried and all the online reports I see say the same thing. So if I do an upgrade it will need to have some version of Windows 10.
Looking at the PasMark rankings my current I7 8550U @ 1.8 has a rating of 5930. The most commonly found I7 processor I see in under $1500 Windows 10 laptops is the 1165G7. However the PassMark rating for this just jumps to 10393......so not even double my current processor. So while the 1165G7 is on the high end processors list, it is near the bottom of that list.
So question is would I see a significant, like 4 to 5 times, improvement on 3D actions with the 1165G7 processor, or is it just not worth only going that far up the processor performance list? I know graphics processors also come into play here but I'd think the main CPU in the laptop is the place to start analyzing the options.
Thanks,
BH