# Best CPU for Ignition development laptop **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** docker, python, database, ignition81, scripting\ **Created:** [August 11, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472 "2024-08-11T15:14:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ali\_Ali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Ali\_Ali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali_Ali)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/1 "2024-08-11T15:14:22Z")
Hi, I need to know which CPU best fit for a laptop mainly for Ignition development, docker, Database, Python, etc. AMD or Intel? And if you have a specific model that can withstand large projects dev envi mostly deployed on docker. I know that there are many factors to this comparison, but I just need a general opinion. I thinking of AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX vs. Intel Core i7-13650HX or AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs. Intel Core i9-14900HX I know that AMD is better with multi core, and Intel is better optimized for some tasks. But I don't know how Ignition, docker, Python and Databases are running. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/2 "2024-08-11T15:25:36Z")
It really doesn't matter, but my personal preference is for AMD. Get at least 32gb ram in either case. ---
**Author:** ![Ali\_Ali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Ali\_Ali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali_Ali)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/3 "2024-08-11T16:10:07Z")
Thanks for the advice. I will get 32GB RAM. Do you think there is much difference between 4800MHz and 5600MHz? And out of curiosity, does Ignition, docker, Database, Python, etc. muti core tasks or single core? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/4 "2024-08-11T16:12:32Z")
Comparing CPU frequency across chip architectures, generations, and especially across brands is meaningless. Most of the software you mention can benefit from multiple cores. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/5 "2024-08-11T17:10:33Z")
I am planning an AMD system for my next upgrade. As many cores as practical, with 64GB or more of RAM. ---
**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/6 "2024-08-11T19:16:22Z")
Upgraded a few months ago to an Alienware m18 with an i9 in it and 64GB of RAM. Been happy with it, but it's not very portable as the power brick is literally about the size (and probably weight) of an actual brick. ---
**Author:** ![bmusson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bmusson/32/87530_2.png) [@bmusson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmusson)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/7 "2024-08-11T19:35:10Z")
I'm a fan of the Thinkpad P14s AMD series: - Ryzen 7 PRO - 64GB RAM - 16:10 2.8K screen - Physical RJ45 port - Actually portable ---
**Author:** ![djs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@djs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djs)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/8 "2024-08-12T13:45:28Z")
Be aware that some 13/14 generation Intel processors have had instability issues. Apparently, the desktop versions were worse, but the laptop versions were not perfect either... I'd do some reading on it before deciding on a modern Intel. > **[Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs: all the news and updates](https://www.theverge.com/24216305/intel-13th-14th-gen-raptor-lake-cpu-crash-news-updates-patches-fixes-motherboards)** > > Here’s the latest on Raptor Lake instability. ---
**Author:** ![Ali\_Ali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Ali\_Ali](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ali_Ali)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/9 "2024-08-12T14:55:16Z")
Thanks everyone for the advice. I have settled for ASUS ROG Strix G17 with Ryzen 9 7845HX 12 Cores, RTX 4060, 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM, I will see if I can upgrade that to 64GB or not. ---
**Author:** ![drojas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drojas/32/3403_2.png) [@drojas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drojas)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/10 "2024-08-12T15:10:41Z")
I was a big AMD fanboy back in the day. Anyone remember the AMD Athlon (and overclocking by soldering some pads on the chip itself). Built many PCs with AMD until I got my first Thinkpad laptop. Been using Intel since then, though. ---
**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/11 "2024-08-12T17:10:18Z")
Looks like a good laptop. Not a fan of the function key layout, but like the numpad/arrow key layout better than my Alienware where they decided to make the 0 the size of the 2 and the right arrow directly under the 1. (I dont know how many times I've hit the arrow when trying to enter a 0) ---
**Author:** ![Kieran\_Williams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kieran\_Williams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kieran_Williams)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/12 "2024-08-15T23:11:14Z")
No you wont even see a difference for between the two and in fact will the machine will likely never hit those speeds anyhow as for heat throttling and other items. More a deal in high end Workstations or with Servers running AI and Simulation loads really from what i see day to day. ---
**Author:** ![Kieran\_Williams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kieran\_Williams](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kieran_Williams)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-cpu-for-ignition-development-laptop/94472/13 "2024-08-15T23:12:32Z")
oh yea I had one of those Athlon bad boys! thew were way more advanced than the intel counterparts of the day let me tell you! And loved that socket design as well!