I have some general basic knowledge of computer and have built a couple laptops and desktop computers from factory replacement parts and whatnot, im still a little confused on CPUs and processing speeds ie 2.20GHz, which for me is frequency, cycles, etc.
- my laptop fairly new: dell inspiron n5110 with the intel i7. 8gb ram. nvidia graphics.
- my work desktop computer: dell optiplex 720 with the intel E8400. 4gb ram. integrated graphics. (it is hooked to a server)
(BOTH COMPUTERS RUNNING WINDOWS SEVEN)
my question is why is it when im using a program like solidworks, that the desktop computer at work is fast and doesnt load up as compared to the laptop even though the laptop hardware is better (if this could also be explained "what is i7 or Core 2 duo", what distinguishes them from others?).
it just seems like the desktop is overall faster in everyway especially when under extreme loads from the graphics of solidworks. even simple things like running excel with 4000 lines of data with graphs, my laptop lags a little bit. and with a program like solidworks, some assemblies i can barley work on just because it will start lagging in virtual motion where as the desktop computer does not.
just curious and been thinking of building a computer to run all my programs and had it figured out until i came across this a few months back.
anyway any feedback and clarity on this would be great ...
- my laptop fairly new: dell inspiron n5110 with the intel i7. 8gb ram. nvidia graphics.
- my work desktop computer: dell optiplex 720 with the intel E8400. 4gb ram. integrated graphics. (it is hooked to a server)
(BOTH COMPUTERS RUNNING WINDOWS SEVEN)
my question is why is it when im using a program like solidworks, that the desktop computer at work is fast and doesnt load up as compared to the laptop even though the laptop hardware is better (if this could also be explained "what is i7 or Core 2 duo", what distinguishes them from others?).
it just seems like the desktop is overall faster in everyway especially when under extreme loads from the graphics of solidworks. even simple things like running excel with 4000 lines of data with graphs, my laptop lags a little bit. and with a program like solidworks, some assemblies i can barley work on just because it will start lagging in virtual motion where as the desktop computer does not.
just curious and been thinking of building a computer to run all my programs and had it figured out until i came across this a few months back.
anyway any feedback and clarity on this would be great ...