i5-6300HQ vs. i7-6500U for HD video editing

[Lewischester124]

I would like to know if a i5-6300HQ (quad) will outperform an i7-6500U (dual-hyper) with 1080p AVCHD video editing (from Sony a6000). I am editing in adobe premiere elements 14. My choice is between two laptops for sale, all other specs are comparable except for the CPU's listed above. Thank You!

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The I5 is quite better and will be better for just about everything.

 

[PreXMystic]

There have been studies to show that virtual cores are no less powerful than physical cores. There have also been studies that show the opposite (Funny, huh?). It really won't affect the performance much with this, but if I had to put my two cents, then I would say go with the i5, as the physical cores will probably be marginally more efficient and stronger.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Physical cores are quite better. It is the difference in a single core executing two threads of data and gaining an advantage based on allocation fo resources and logic, compared to two physically independent cores each executing a single thread to that thread's maximum potential.

 

[PreXMystic]

A quote from Timop on a similar topic that the answer may be derived from. I can see both sides of the argument.

"Cache thrashing or not, a HT core with 2 threads is weaker than the true 2 cores. HT is in simpler terms, is letting 1 core handle 2 tasks at the same time.

Even when fully utilized, which is rarely unless you run professional the performance increase is no more than 20%. However, it is known for gaming HT actually decreases performance for certain titles. So for home users, HT isn't necessary, in fact it may be smart for some to turn it off for better performance."