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Is my CPU sub-par or should I upgrade my RAM or do nothing
Undecided whether my CPU needs an upgrade along with the RAM.
Unit is a Lenovo Thinkpad T500 with Win10 Pro 64 bit and 4 GB of RAM.
CPU is Intel Core2Duo P8600 2.4 GHz and it's x64
I have downloaded the "crucial scan" but haven't executed it yet.
Workload is what I'd consider "heavy home use" with multiple user accounts, browsing, downloading, video, some games... hardware is all put through USB 3.0 ExpressCard upgrade with an Anker 7 port USB hub (DC power) except for the Seagate 2 TB slim which is connected to the other 3.0 slot... also VGA to HDMI output and external fan-stand powered by the USB 2.
A quick look at Task Manager reveals the Memory and CPU are at >60% workload from just browsing but I think on average the CPU is the bottleneck.
Anyone with good knowledge of this system please advise whether I should upgrade the CPU along with the RAM or not bother at all, the computer was only $100 so I want to keep using it as long as possible.