Hi, I have to buy new pc and I have low budget so I have to choose "slow" CPU. I don"t know, what CPU have minimal performance for comfortable work in SONAR. In Cakewalk page is written about AMD A10, but there is about i5 too. I know, that i5s have much more performance then A10s. But in Cinebench R15 I see the most powerful A10 was beaten by Pentium G4620 (same performance as i3 6100). And my question is, if that Pentium have required performance for comfortable working in SONAR. I don't want better performance for after-working processes, but mainly for quick responsing for midi devices. Up to two devices I am using at the same time. Now I have very slow AMD A8m in my laptop.
 
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P.S. Sorry for my bad english if it is.

If it's any help I have a i5 processor and have never had a problem. My biggest projects are 16 audio tracks and 5 midi VST's and I might have 12 Plug ins running. I think more important is I have 16 GB RAM.  I'm using SSD drives and everything is pretty fast. 
Rendering , like saving an export is where you'll see thing speed up with a faster processor. 

Desktop or laptop?
 
Desktop is better since you will get more for your money and it's more flexible (adding/changing components).
 
Do you already have a sound card/audio interface?  You don't want to rely on an onboard sound card if you can help it. 
 
Generally speaking, I'd say a decent minimum spec would be Intel i5 (not Celeron) or AMD equivalent, with 8GB ram.

JonD
Desktop or laptop?
 
Desktop is better since you will get more for your money and it's more flexible (adding/changing components).
 
Do you already have a sound card/audio interface?  You don't want to rely on an onboard sound card if you can help it. 
 
Generally speaking, I'd say a decent minimum spec would be Intel i5 (not Celeron) or AMD equivalent, with 8GB ram.

I have scarlette 6i6. And actually I have laptop then for SONAR I am going to desktop, because it's cheaper and might be more quiet for smaller budget.

Cactus Music
If it's any help I have a i5 processor and have never had a problem. My biggest projects are 16 audio tracks and 5 midi VST's and I might have 12 Plug ins running. I think more important is I have 16 GB RAM.  I'm using SSD drives and everything is pretty fast. 
Rendering , like saving an export is where you'll see thing speed up with a faster processor. 

Thank you. I am planning to buy an SSD too. But I am planning to have 1x8 GB RAM stick then I'll buy the second one at the future.

Dust3R_FiLeS
.... I am planning to buy an SSD too. But I am planning to have 1x8 GB RAM stick then I'll buy the second one at the future.

That sounds like a good plan.
 
And welcome to the forum!

http://forum.cakewalk.com/Computers-f84.aspx
 
We have a Computer forum where this question would be more appropriate. Very knowledgeable folks hang out there. Be warned they will convince you to build your own like a lot of us do :) 
 
You save money but mostly you can build with a higher quality over off the shelf stuff. 
My i5 build was around $800. That included a 750 Watt PS, 16 GB RAM, 240 SSD silent case and a Mobo with good built in 3 output graphics. 

My previous machine was an i5.  CPU power didn't hold me back.

BobF
My previous machine was an i5.  CPU power didn't hold me back.

Thank you for your answer. Could you tell me what model of i5 did you have?


 

I am very happy with my 3rd gen Intel Core i3.  It runs at 3.4Ghz with two cores and 4 threads.  It has never held me back from anything I have tried to do.  When I built it I thought I could eventually swap in a i5 or i7 with same socket down the road, if needed.  But have never needed to!  It has been running great for over two years! 
 
I would probably have more performance headroom with an i5 or i7, but I never hit 100% CPU with what I have.  I mostly work with softsynth VSTi's and can load and run as many as my RAM will hold. 
 
The truth is most i3's are sold with budget systems, so everybody assumes that they are crippled.  But that is mostly due to the quality of the overall components used in off-the-shelf computers.  If you build your own and select quality parts, this little beauty can be a real sleeper!  Plenty of bang for the buck!!!
 
I have 8GB DDR3-1600 RAM and run Windows, Sonar, and all VSTs from an SSD.