i5-3210m vs i3-3120m

Junies Barat

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I found two laptops with the above processors. The i5-3210m is $30 dollars more. Is it worth it? and what's the difference?

I will be using it to watch videos on youtube, using basic excel and word features, and watching movies.

the i5-3210m computer has a 1333mhz ram
the i3-3120m computer has a 1600 mhz ram
Will this difference in ram make a difference?
 
I am sorry but someone must have a typo because we dont have an Intel® Core™ i5-3120m. Here is a list of all of our 3rd generation Intel Core i5 processors. I would guess there is a difference in the laptop that leads to this $30 difference in price.
 
Sorry my mistake http://ark.intel.com/compare/71465,67355 The main difference between these two processors is turbo boost. Which clock the processor up faster based on the number of cores in use and heat. The Intel Core i5-3210M has it and the Intel Core i3-3120M doesnt have it.

With a single core in use on both you can see the highest performance on the Intel Core i5-3210M which will run at 3.1GHz over the Intel Core i3-3120M which is topped off at 2.5GHz.