Intel 3rd gen 2.6 ghz or 4th gen 1.6 ghz ??

Saad Shaikh · Mar 8, 2014

I am pretty confused.. I want to know that 3rg Gen cORE i5 Intel 2.6 ghz with turbo Boost upto 3 ghz is better?? Or 4TH gen cORE i5 :1.6 ghz with turbo upto 2.3 ghz ???

AshyCFC · Mar 8, 2014

Why are these the only i5's you're looking at?

Where are you buying from and budget for CPU+Motherboard?

ewok93 · Mar 8, 2014

What is your budget? What will you be buying? What do you have already?

Saad Shaikh · Mar 8, 2014

sorry couldnt get u..

JimF_35 · Mar 8, 2014

It is all relative. It depends on the number of cores, hyperthreading, cache and other things. The clock speed alone does not determine this only bench barks can tell you which is, "better". The other issue is what is your definition of better?...

- Looking for best speeds.
- Looking for best bang for the buck.
- Looking for best architecture.
- Looking for best temperatures and longevity.
- Looking for GPU to CPU compatibility.

This is why knowing which CPU is better is a grey area unless we know exactly what it is you are trying to do with it.

As for 4th. vs. 3rd. gen for the most part 4th gens are, "better" because they have newer architure which will help with better RAM and more lanes for your graphics cards.

Saad Shaikh · Mar 8, 2014

ewok93 :

Sir i have pretty old Laptop right now.. i need to asl u that if I want to buy laptop what shud i prefer ?? cos in my price range i m getting Intel Core i5 4th generation with just 1.6 ghz speed.
So is it better to have 3rd gen laptop with 2.6 ghz instead of 4th gen less processor speed??

AshyCFC · Mar 8, 2014

Yes then, now you have explained your question more.

The gen 4 ones can be 0.3ghz less than the gen 3 and be faster but in this case the gen 3 is better.

Saad Shaikh · Mar 8, 2014

JimF_35 :

" i m asking 3rd gen 2.6 ghz is better Or 4th Gen 1.6 ghz ?? a/c to my price range/..

JimF_35 · Mar 8, 2014

If you are buying a laptop I would go with the 4th gen CPU because it should use less power and will improve your battery life.

Chances are the 4th gen laptop is newer and you will see longer life out of the newer laptop. I would say even if the 3rd gen is faster the benefits of the 4th gen will most likely out way the marginal speed differences.

de5_Roy · Mar 8, 2014

Saad Shaikh :

just post the laptop models' names, model numbers and prices so we can compare and recommend. if it's between those two cpus and both laptops lack discreet gfx, then i'd choose the 4th gen core i5 since it should have better integrated graphics. however, when it comes to laptops, there are many more variables to consider, such as - display, battery size, storage, memory and so on.

Saad Shaikh · Mar 8, 2014

AshyCFC :

sir can u tell me which is better? as these are coming in my price range:
HP Pavilion 15-N037TX
http://paklap.com/4th-generation-haswell/hp-pavilion-15-n037tx-hp-direct-warranty.html
HP Pavilion 15-E014TX
http://paklap.com/3rd-generation-ivy-bridge/hp-pavilion-15-e014tx.html

need ur suggestion.. Thankz alot

Saad Shaikh · Mar 8, 2014

de5_Roy :

HP Pavilion 15-N037TX
http://paklap.com/4th-generation-haswell/hp-pavilion-15...
HP Pavilion 15-E014TX
http://paklap.com/3rd-generation-ivy-bridge/hp-pavilion...

ewok93 · Mar 8, 2014

The 3230m is much better. The 4200u is an ultrabook core and meant for efficiency, meaning a longer battery life but much slower performance.

de5_Roy · Mar 8, 2014

Saad Shaikh :

strangely, i cannot find reviews on either of these laptops. so i only have the specifications to compare. from the specs, the "15-E014TX" model looks better. the cpu has higher base clockrate and turbo, hard disk drive is 250GB more than the "15-N037TX". it's more power hungry than the "15-N037TX" model though. the core i5 3230M cpu uses more power than the i5 4200U.

Saad Shaikh · Mar 8, 2014

de5_Roy :

Saad Shaikh :

strangely, i cannot find reviews on either of these laptops. so i only have the specifications to compare. from the specs, the "15-E014TX" model looks better. the cpu has higher base clockrate and turbo, hard disk drive is 250GB more than the "15-N037TX". it's more power hungry than the "15-N037TX" model though. the core i5 3230M cpu uses more power than the i5 4200U.

i couldnt find either.... why is that so??

ewok93 · Mar 8, 2014

It is more powerful, so it requires more power. The 3230m is much better.

JimF_35 · Mar 8, 2014

Like I said above the Bench Marks show that yes the 3230m is faster but just and it does not outway the benefits of a newer architecture and newer laptop that will last longer and the lower power usage that will increase battery life. Here are the bench marks...

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4200U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3230M

ewok93 · Mar 8, 2014

There is no reason for the 4200u unless you need the battery life to last longer, but it will be noticeably slower.

de5_Roy · Mar 8, 2014

Saad Shaikh :

i don't know for sure. may be these laptops are for specific geographic regions. so most reviewers, who are usually in u.s. or in europe, don't review these. when i googled the model numbers, most of the websites seemed to be from asian region.

AshyCFC · Mar 8, 2014

Yeah, I think these are asian market variants too.

Unless the battery life is important to you, get the gen 3 i5.

ewok93 · Mar 8, 2014

What matters is the processor. The 4200u is weaker. Go for the 3rd gen.

alysson · Jan 16, 2015

na verdade o processador da quarta geração possui um overclock mais alto de 1Ghz ou seja se vc tiver um 1.6 ele vai ate 2.6 e alem disso o processador da quarta geração possui dois diferenciais, ele possui 50% mais desempenho gráfico q sua versão anterior e seu processador é 15% mais rápido q o anterior tbm, por fim pra concluir o processador é voltado a ter baixo consumo e boa performance tanto gráfica quanto no desempenho é uma boa opção de compra isso claro no caso do core i5 e i7 no caso do i3 ele n possui o overclock terá ai no caso um clock de processamento mais baixo, mas de qualquer forma é uma boa escolha pois tem a aqueles dois diferenciais q eu havia dito anteriormente, espero ter ajudado! ^^

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