At the risk of being potentially wrong, since no one has said, I believe it must be the second one.
HDD is faster RAM is faster Processor is faster. Only drawback is less overall RAM ----- Original Message ----- From: Weidong To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 3:25 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker running stinking slow on super fast new system ??? Plan to buy a new computer, which one is faster for AB exploration, 1.Inspiron 14 Notebook (Inspiron 1440) Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz, 1066Mhz, 3M L2 Cache 8GB, DDR2, 800MHZ, 2 DIMM 500G HARD DRIVE, 5400RPM Hard Drive Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD 2. Dell Studio 14 (1458) Intel Core i7-720QM Quad Core Mobile CPU 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Disk Drive ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 1GB Thanks, --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, Keith McCombs <kmcco...@...> wrote: > > "50 times faster", is that what they told you? > > On 6/29/2010 09:49, gmorlosky wrote: > > > > I'm using alien technology (top secret Area 51 stuff) :-) > > > > --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Keith McCombs <kmccombs@> wrote: > > > > > > Where on earth did you get the "50 times faster" from? > > > > > > On 6/27/2010 08:26, gmorlosky wrote: > > > > > > > > I am very disappointed in the speed I am getting running an > > Explore in > > > > AmiBroker 5.20. Here is my example: > > > > > > > > Both units are running the same 32 bit version of Amibroker 5.20, > > > > running the same Explore I created, with no other software other than > > > > basic antivirus running. > > > > *********************************** > > > > Old system (about 7 years): > > > > Pentium D (single core) 2.4 mhz, 1 gig memory 233 mhz, 5400 rpm > > drive, > > > > Windows XP Pro > > > > > > > > Results of Explore (5500 sysmbols): > > > > CPU usage 100%, 8 minutes 5 seconds > > > > *********************************** > > > > New system (about 2 months): > > > > i7-930 (quad core) 2.6 mhz, 6 gig memory 1600 mhz, 7200 high rpm > > > > drive, Windows 7 64 bit > > > > > > > > Results of Explore (5500 sysmbols): > > > > CPU usage 12%, 2 minutes 3 seconds > > > > *********************************** > > > > Why so stinking slow ??? when the new system is roughly 50 times > > > > faster in overall processing ??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >