In looking at CPUs, I hear that Intel i5 and i7 cores are both powerful. But intel describes the i3 as the basics, which leaves me questioning the other's proccessing power. For a gaming / office computer I think I'll go with an i5 CPU. But I'm very inexperienced. So am I correct? Should I bother with an i7 core?
Should I use an i5 or i7 proccessor?
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if by "office tasks" you mean microsoft office, email, internet, then an i5 will more then suite your needs and you really wont notice a difference between an i5 or an i7.
Now if you do cad drawings, engineering programs, 3d modeling, video encoding or editing then you want an i7 or possibly even a Xeon CPU
Now if you do cad drawings, engineering programs, 3d modeling, video encoding or editing then you want an i7 or possibly even a Xeon CPU
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If you are gaming only, a I5 would be more than enough.
If you plan on doing some video encoding, editing or cpu heavy task than I I7 would be ideal.
For your uses a I5 sounds to be perfect.
If you plan on doing some video encoding, editing or cpu heavy task than I I7 would be ideal.
For your uses a I5 sounds to be perfect.
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i5 quad core 6MB of cache. (4 logical cores)
i7 quad core with hyperthreading 8MB of cache (8 logical cores)
Hyperthreading just allows a computer to run two tasks, or threads, on a single core essentially. Not that useful for most things. The extra cache will speed up internal goings on in the chip slightly. Basically it is $100 for an extra 5-10% performance in most things.
i7 quad core with hyperthreading 8MB of cache (8 logical cores)
Hyperthreading just allows a computer to run two tasks, or threads, on a single core essentially. Not that useful for most things. The extra cache will speed up internal goings on in the chip slightly. Basically it is $100 for an extra 5-10% performance in most things.
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