What is better for performance (Beginner question)

[Martin_Man]

I'm not the most technical guy in the world so I want to know what the best options are for running Photoshop and Premiere Pro on a budget laptop.

So that I have some idea, what is better for performance?

Processor: Intel i5 (8th Generation)
Processor speed: 2.4GHz (4.1GHz Turbo)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB

or

Processor: Intel i7 (8th Generation)
Processor speed: 1.8GHz (4.0GHz Turbo)​

GPU: GTX 1050 2GB

Also, will SSD improve performance over HHD?

 

[jigger]

It depends on how long each chip can hold boost and how long the tasks take. Usually the chip with the higher power draw is faster, but not always.

 

[Armageus]

Do you know what processor model numbers they are?

I think the first one is the i5-8279U, but I'm struggling to find the I7.



SSD will definitely improve performance over a Hard Drive or Hybrid Drive. (Although comes at the expensive of capacity)



EDIT:
Found it i7-8550U

 

[hornetstinger]

Slight concern with SSD and post processing, if it's constantly writing to hd large files as scratch disc.

 

[Armageus]

Of the two, I'd go for the I5-8279U, it will generally perform a little better, due to having a higher TDP limit (28w), vs the 15w (or possible 25w depending on laptop) of the I7-8550.

Some comparisons here:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i5-8279U-vs-Intel-i7-8550U/3552vs3064
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8550U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-8279U/m320742vsm807756
https://www.notebookcheck.net/8550U-vs-8279U_9208_11503.247596.0.html


https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...-8279u-processor-6m-cache-up-to-4-10-ghz.html
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...-8550u-processor-8m-cache-up-to-4-00-ghz.html

 

[Martin_Man]

Intel Core i5 (9th Gen) 9300H / 2.4 GHz Max Turbo Speed 4.1 GHz Quad Core Processor

Intel Core i7 (8th Gen) 8550U / 1.8 GHz Max Turbo Speed 4.0 GHz Quad Core Processor

Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) 8300U / 2.3 GHz Max Turbo Speed 4.0 GHz Quad Core Processor

 

[Armageus]

Intel Core i5 (9th Gen) 9300H / 2.4 GHz Max Turbo Speed 4.1 GHz Quad Core Processor

Intel Core i7 (8th Gen) 8550U / 1.8 GHz Max Turbo Speed 4.0 GHz Quad Core Processor

Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) 8300U / 2.3 GHz Max Turbo Speed 4.0 GHz Quad Core Processor

Of those - 9300H if performance is the main factor, 8550U if battery life is your main factor