Will an Intel Celeron processor (preferably fanless) with integrated graphics handle Photoshop and Lightroom?
###Discussion N3160 for example.
Posted Apr 29, 2017, 9:37 PM UTC
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Not a good choice when you can get a hyperthreaded 2c/4t Pentium for not much more that will do way better at Photoshop.
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Define handle.
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Handle, as in capable of doing light editing of personal family raw files without a frustratingly slow experience.
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Well, Celerons were never intended for it. They are supposed to be used for the most basic of tasks. Personally, I'd say they won't; but I might be wrong.
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What actions and effects are you going to be using and applying? What is light to you?
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I mean... It probably won't crash. But I wouldn't choose it if you're a professional. And it's likely will be frustratingly slow. But I suppose it depends on what you're doing.
I'd probably go with the Pentium instead. but it all depends on your budget, and how often you'll be using it.
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well, any x86 processor can handle. the problem is the time it will take to process
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| CPU | Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor | $59.48 @ OutletPC |
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Spring for something like this.
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The fanless Atom based ones, stay away. The full dual core models would do okay.
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Just go for a pentium g4560 and don't look back.