“My computer is Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4170. .I'm told that I need i5 or i7 for my video editing software. What is the processor on this and RAM? i dont understand what "Processor Speed (up to) 3.9 gigahertz" means or if its what im looking for. TYIA”
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OK, let's see if I can shed some light on this: Intel's "Core i" processors come in four main types: the i3, i5, i7, and i9 with the higher numbers being more powerful. What you've got in your computer is a 4th generation i3. The other processor maker is AMD, and their processors are the Ryzen 3, 5, 7, and 9, with the numbers being generally equivalent (so an i5 and Ryzen 5 that were made at about the same time will be roughly equivalent. As for the processor speed, it can vary it's speed based on the workload. Think of it being like the engine in a car-it doesn't normally have to run at the engine redline. The processor is the same way-if you're just looking at webpage or something, the processor will run at close to it's idle speed. That helps save on power. The maximum processor speed is a measure of how quickly it can cycle through steps. In this case, 3.9 billion steps per second.
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