Which is better

[unluckycandy]

Hi,

I have a desktop with a rx470, 16gb of ram, and an intel i5 4690k. I also have a Macbook Pro 13 inch retna (2015) with a 2.5 ghz processor. Which would be more powerful for folding, and if one is more powerful, what would be the difference? Is one better to use than the other?

Thanks

[bruce]

Welcome to foldingforum.org, unluckycandy.

FAH runs on either a CPU or a GPU (or both).

Simple answer #1: The RX 470 will outperform either of the CPUs ... and GPU folding is not supported on a Mac.

Simple answer #2: Why not use both (or all 3)? While CPUs are slower, every resource that you donate is valuable.