CPU for VS + Resharper. More cores is better?
I work with quite a big enterprise project based on C#/.NET. Because of the size of the project VS and resharper constantly lags. I can live with it but going to upgrade my computer to get as much performance as possible from the hardware side.And for a processor I am making a choice between I7 7700 (4 cores/4.2 Ghz) Or AMD Ryzen 1800X (8 cores/3.6 Ghz).
So the question is: can vs + resharper effectivly use 8-core cpu? Or the one with less cores and higher clock speed is better?
The only test I've found related to this question is the one with a compilation of c++ project. In it Ryzen is about 25% better but it's just a compilation.
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/956-13/compilation-visual-studio-mingw-w64-gcc.html
I am not sure that you have any specific tests with precise numbers. But at least, can you please give me an advice or share the thoughts of tech team on this topic?
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Hello Dmitry,
More cores is better. ReSharper tries to do in parallel as much activities as possible (ReSharper Build, Go to Text, Go to Everything, Code Analysis, etc.), so if there are more cores/threads, you will get a result faster.
Thanks!