Which CPU for fast charting and trading

[avirex56]

Which CPU would you recommend for a fast trading PC. The Intel i5-4670K or the AMD FX 8350? Thanks for comments!

[NinjaTrader_Brandon]

Hello avirex56,

Thanks for your post.

Both processors exceed the minimum PC requirements however I would not recommend one over the other. The AMD processor seems to have better specs however it can be difficult to compare different processors. I would recommend reviewing their specifications and reviews on a PC hardware website.

[avirex56]

Viewing the PC hardeware websites it depends which cpu architecture the ninjatrader software needs. Unfortunaltely i dont know this so i am asking you.

[NinjaTrader_Brandon]

Hello avirex56,

Thanks for your reply.

NinjaTrader's architecture is able to run off of either processor with out issue. One thing I would like to mention is that many of the processes of NinjaTrader 7 are only able to advantage of a single core. Charting for example runs off of a single core however backtesting will use multiple cores.