What the BIG deal with these i5 and i7 and all them

[brendz155]

What is the big deal with these new Intel i processors they run at low clock-speeds and you pay so much money for them?
Can someone please tell me why they are good I

 

[brendz155]

I know they have very high cache and that will give more performance will it?

 

[brendz155]

I not really a know it all on Intel see.

 

[hefox]

Can you give us an example of a low clock speed new CPU from Inte (i5 and i7)l?

 

[brendz155]

2.66ghz

 

[hefox]

1.Is that a low speed?
2. When did exactly the speed of the processor started to be more important than the overall performance of that CPU?

 

[brendz155]

Okay so how is it better if the clock is lower?.

 

[flyinfinni]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i5,2410.html
Read the article and learn why they're a big deal. Its very simple.
Also- stop spamming the board.

 

[brendz155]

I not spamming

 

[hefox]

Where did I say that lower is better? Try to focus next time.

 

[brendz155]

ok

 

[brendz155]

you said about 2.66ghz 1.is that a low speed=yes it is

 

[hefox]

Check some reviews and tests and you will understand which one is better and why.

 

[brendz155]

OK tanks for the info.

 

[bige420]

Just because a cpu has a higher clock speed doesn't necessarily mean its better. Its all about architecture my friend. The Nahalem architecture (i5-i7) is much more efficient than, say, the Phenom II or even the Core 2 architecture. Therefore, a 2.66ghz core i7 can easily best a 3.4ghz Phenom II, or a 3ghz core 2 quad. Hope that helped clear things up a bit.

 

[cjl]

you said about 2.66ghz 1.is that a low speed=yes it is

Clock speed does not equal processing speed and power. The i5 may only run 2.66GHz (more accurately, 2.8-3GHz due to turbo modes), but in doing so, it has about the same processing power as a Phenom II at 3.4GHz. This is why it is important to look at benchmarks rather than just clockspeeds.