Posted December 2, 2018 I was planning to but a new ultra book and am confused between these two cpus. Apart from them all other specs are the same so it's really down to them. I will mostly be watching movies, web browsing and some light productive work (excel and stuff). So should I opt for the i3 or future proof my purchase and go with the i5. Other than that the specs are as follows - Asus Vivobook S14 8GB RAM 256 M.2 SATA SSD + 1TB HDD 1080p LED IPS Display Intergrated Intel 620 UHD Graphics P.S - If you have any other laptop suggestions, please do mention them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 2, 2018 The Intel Core i3 will offer enough performance for the stuff you are doing, but it is not a Quad Core CPU. The i5 being a Quad core will offer you more headroom for the future. At the end of the day it depends on the price difference between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 2, 2018 i3 8130u has 2 cores and 4 threads, it should be enough for your use case. i5 8250 i think is the best bang for the buck, 4 cores 8 threads, it should be comparable with previous generation i7, and its a kaby lake refresh, 1 generation away from the i3. For a long term solution this is great, you should look also for Ryzen 2500u, without discrete gpu the Ryzen would beat i5. The i3 can be easily beatable with a Ryzen 2300u, same core count but with a more powerful integrated gpu. Ryzen 5700g @ 4.4ghz all cores | Asrock B550M Steel Legend | 3060 | 2x 16gb Micron E 2666 @ 4200mhz cl16 | 500gb WD SN750 | 12 TB HDD | Deepcool Gammax 400 w/ 2 delta 4000rpm push pull | Antec Neo Eco Zen 500w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 2, 2018 I'd say there is a very marginal difference between them. Save yourself some pennies and opt for the i3 if the above as you said is all you plan on doing. System Specs: CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X GPU: Radeon RX 7900 XT RAM: 32GB 3600MHz HDD: 1TB Sabrent NVMe - WD 1TB Black - WD 2TB Green - WD 4TB Blue MB: Gigabyte B550 Gaming X- RGB Disabled PSU: Corsair RM850x 80 Plus Gold Case: BeQuiet! Silent Base 801 Black Cooler: Noctua NH-DH15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 2, 2018 Author 15 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said: i3 8130u has 2 cores and 4 threads, it should be enough for your use case. i5 8250 i think is the best bang for the buck, 4 cores 8 threads, it should be comparable with previous generation i7, and its a kaby lake refresh, 1 generation away from the i3. For a long term solution this is great, you should look also for Ryzen 2500u, without discrete gpu the Ryzen would beat i5. The i3 can be easily beatable with a Ryzen 2300u, same core count but with a more powerful integrated gpu. I would love to opt for Ryzen 2500U but this laptop doesn't come with Ryzen processors yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 2, 2018 Just like to add some alternative, Lenovo 720s with ryzen 2500u i think is comparable with that vivobook in term of design and price. Ryzen 5700g @ 4.4ghz all cores | Asrock B550M Steel Legend | 3060 | 2x 16gb Micron E 2666 @ 4200mhz cl16 | 500gb WD SN750 | 12 TB HDD | Deepcool Gammax 400 w/ 2 delta 4000rpm push pull | Antec Neo Eco Zen 500w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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