Well, It will be faster. With all threads combined, the i5 will outperform the 720 be by ~30%. In single threaded applications, the difference will be even greater.
Quote:"The i5 is better. For starters you are looking ata Quad Core, but with the other, a Tri Core ( I think there is a locked 4th core that can be unlocked though ). The i5 is the better performer, even if the AMD was a quad."
Not true. The i5 is a mobile part; mobile i5's are dual-core, dual threaded parts.