Processor help needed

So, I was really pushing for her to just build a desktop, but my friend decided she’d rather go with some cheap laptop instead. She hasn't actually pulled the trigger on it yet, so I figured I’d jump in now before she makes a mistake...
It’s running a Celeron N3050, and I actually went ahead and looked up a comparison against my old i3 (3220) processor—here’s the link
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i...-Celeron-N3050

Obviously, it's weaker—it’s a mobile chip meant for budget laptops, and let's face it, the Celeron class is just built for the bare essentials. But what really caught my eye were the instruction sets it's missing. Take a look at this image https://postimg.org/image/unv29qliv/

My setup has a ton of them, while the Celeron is basically empty-handed here.

The thing is, she wants to use it for Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and stuff like that...

The reason I'm even sweating this is because of something that happened to me years ago. Back when I had my first real computer—which was pretty ancient by then—I tried to install Adobe Photoshop and it just flat-out refused. It told me I was missing the SSE2 instruction set, basically saying my processor couldn't handle it.

If anyone here actually knows their way around the technical side of things, are those specific instructions actually vital for Adobe tools?
Has anything changed since back then... or can you get by without them?

The specs don't really matter, but honestly, that processor is way too slow for what she's trying to do. It's basically just a low-end SoC, so it’ll be fine for browsing the web or basic stuff, but I guess more advanced tasks won't run all that smoothly.

That processor is honestly garbage. You can browse the web, though it won't be fast, maybe stream a movie, and that’s about it... forget about ever running Photoshop, Illustrator, or Dreamweaver on it.

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/44/...eleron_N3050.h

I’m not sure what kind of budget you’re working with, but maybe check this out:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C1W5K9X

On a monthly payment plan, it’s about $87/mo. I picked one up about a month ago; the speakers are definitely a letdown, and the keyboard feels a bit cheap. Still, I doubt you'll find better specs for this price point, and you can always upgrade the RAM or maybe pop in an SSD later.

crimsonstag84 said:I’m not sure what kind of budget you’re working with, but maybe check this out:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C1W5K9X

On a monthly payment plan, it’s about $87/mo. I picked one up about a month ago; the speakers are definitely a letdown, and the keyboard feels a bit cheap. Still, I doubt you'll find better specs for this price point, and you can always upgrade the RAM or maybe pop in an SSD later.

It's a solid choice for the money, but even though that processor is an i3, it’s still nowhere near as powerful as an i3 3220.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i...l-Core-i3-3220

Man, please don't start linking sites like GPUZoo, CPUBoss, or GameDebate to compare parts.

That i3 is basically sitting right next to a Skylake Celeron G3900, so obviously it's going to be weaker with a TDP 15 W. I guess the point is you just can't get much better at this price point, and it'll probably be decent enough for working in Adobe tools.

Notebookcheck is pretty solid if you want to see exactly how much power things actually have:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-C....127836.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-C....146637.0.html

The CPU in an entry-level laptop from $767 is more than three times faster in Cinebench R15 multi-core tests (62.5 vs. 208) and significantly ahead in single-core performance (34 vs. 82). Nuff said...