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I am a video editor and render lots of videos. My current processor is an i3-2350M with 2 cores and 4 threads running at 2.30 GHz. It takes absolutely forever to render videos. I'm looking to get an i7-3517U computer, but the computer I have my eye on has 2 cores and 4 threads running at 1.90 GHz, and its maximum turbo frequency is 3 GHz. Is it worth it getting that computer, and will it render videos any faster? I use sony vegas pro to render.

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Yes, i7 will be faster than your i3. And I don't think there are quad i3s, it may be dual core with four threads.

Video rendering is also assisted by your GPU if software you use supports it.

You should really be precise which i3 and which i7 are you looking at.

In the end it all depends on your usage. If you render videos for 4-5 hours, 30 mins may not be much of a difference to justify the cost, but if you render for a week, a full day might be.

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Those are both mobile processors and they will be underpowered compared to desktop versions. If you are looking for mobile solution I suggest i7-3612QM, four cores, eight threads. You can probably get a laptop for arround 800-900$. If your budget allows it get fourth generation multithreaded i7. Or if mobilizy is not an issue get a desktop.

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