Difference between i3 and i5

[tanu uppal]

Hello,
wht is the difference between i3,i5andi7?

 

[manofchalk]

Two cores and Hyperthreading.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

i3 = dual core w/hyperthreading (4 threads)
i5 = quad core wo/hyperthreading (4 threads)
i7 = quad core w/hyperthreading (8 threads)

 

[tigerg]

Uh.. a lot. Can you not Google?

I'll show you how: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Bridge_%28microarchitecture%29

 

[tigerg]

i3 = dual core w/hyperthreading (4 threads)
i5 = quad core wo/hyperthreading (4 threads)
i7 = quad core w/hyperthreading (8 threads)

This not true for the mobile chips.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

This not true for the mobile chips.

Correct. However, I doubt the OP will really understand the differences anyway.

 

[tigerg]

LOL, I think you're right considering he has never used a search engine.

 

[ipwn3r456]

i3 = dual core w/hyperthreading (4 threads)
i5 = quad core wo/hyperthreading (4 threads)
i7 = quad core w/hyperthreading (8 threads)

Just a bit more info, the i3 CPUs does not support Intel Turbo Boost, while the i5 and i7 CPUs are.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Just a bit more info, the i3 CPUs does not support Intel Turbo Boost, while the i5 and i7 CPUs are.

Also true. However, given the nature of the question, even the brief amount of information I gave is most likely over the OP's head, why add to his/her confusion

 

[seriousgamer]

i3 is two values below the i5 which is 2 values behind the i7

Therefore we can conclude that the processor names increase by two for each successive tier