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[Stinger53]

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Originally Posted by Stinger53
i have used it on a i7 920 and it was faster than the 2500k, with less RAM as well

That makes no sense. The 2500k is a better processor regardless of what's using it. Look at this chart.

The fact it was using less RAM as well makes me think you were asking less of the program and/or had a different version of it.

nope same version and same usage

sorry ment the old pc had less RAM 6gb not 8gb that is in my current one.

autodesk also recommend the i7 for maximum performance under System Requirements
Performance Recommendations
•Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition
•Intel® Core™ i7-2600 quad-core processor (3.8 GHz, 8 MB cache ) or equivalent AMD processor
•16 GB RAM (or more)
•1,980 x 1,200 monitor with true color
•2 GB (or more) DirectX 10-capable graphics card with Shader Model 3 (find out more about recommended graphics hardware [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/cert?siteID=123112&id=16391880])

 

[Jake_C]

nope same version and same usage

sorry ment the old pc had less RAM 6gb not 8gb that is in my current one.

autodesk also recommend the i7 for maximum performance under System Requirements
Performance Recommendations
•Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition
•Intel® Core™ i7-2600 quad-core processor (3.8 GHz, 8 MB cache ) or equivalent AMD processor
•16 GB RAM (or more)
•1,980 x 1,200 monitor with true color
•2 GB (or more) DirectX 10-capable graphics card with Shader Model 3 (find out more about recommended graphics hardware [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/cert?siteID=123112&id=16391880])

I'm not denying that a sandybridge i7 may perform better than the i5 2500 but the i7 920 you mentioned should perform worse. I'm guessing that either there's something other than the CPU causing a decrease in performance or the fact you were expecting the i7 to be quicker acted as a placebo.