Best processor for HD video editing i5 or i7?

[khuranarajat]

Which will be the best processor for HD video editing i5 or i7?

 

[hulkhelton]

they told me to get i7 for this... i wasnt sure either.

 

[khuranarajat]

they told me to get i7 for this... i wasnt sure either.

So which notebook are you palnning to buy?

 

[hulkhelton]

i have already purchased this one :
www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-A50.../dp/B0038VAVQQ

 

[CurseTheSky]

What are your other goals? A quad core i7 would be best for video work IF the program can take advantage of the extra cores (do your research first); otherwise, a higher-clocked dual core (i5) would be best. However, if you do get a quad core, expect battery life to be quite a bit worse.

 

[khuranarajat]

What are your other goals? A quad core i7 would be best for video work IF the program can take advantage of the extra cores (do your research first); otherwise, a higher-clocked dual core (i5) would be best. However, if you do get a quad core, expect battery life to be quite a bit worse.

My other goals are 3d animation...working in softwares like 3ds max,maya etc.So i will be using that for Rendering.
i am planning to purchase dell xps 15 with i7..is it a good choice?