Intel mobile cpu's i3 vs i5

[Probenja]

So i know there is a big difference in intel's desktop cpu's when comparing an i3 with an i5, one has 2 cores the other has 4, but in laptops cpu's they both have 2 cores, only difference is that one turbo boosts and the other one does not.

 

My question is, is it worth the extra $100 for upgrading from an i3 to an i5? Is it noticable the performance boost in day to day tasks, because i am not going to be gaming with it, only office and web browsing.

 

This is the ark comparison:

 

http://ark.intel.com/compare/84695,85213

[Tedster]

I'd go with the i3.

[ZetZet]

It is worth. i5 has turbo and stuff. For office use i3 should be enough.

[thekeemo]

From what I see the i5 is 30-50% more powerful

[Mao_Zedong]

The i5 will have a higher clockspeed and a better gpu. It is worth it IMO.

[FireFox]

The i5 will have a higher clockspeed and a better gpu. It is worth it IMO.

 

Mobile Core i3's and i5's share the same i-GPU

 

My Core i5-2520M and my mates Core i3-2310M share the same HD 3000 graphics

[FireFox]

So i know there is a big difference in intel's desktop cpu's when comparing an i3 with an i5, one has 2 cores the other has 4, but in laptops cpu's they both have 2 cores, only difference is that one turbo boosts and the other one does not.

 

My question is, is it worth the extra $100 for upgrading from an i3 to an i5? Is it noticable the performance boost in day to day tasks, because i am not going to be gaming with it, only office and web browsing.

 

This is the ark comparison:

 

http://ark.intel.com/compare/84695,85213

 

The only real difference is the slight increase in clockspeed, a turbo boost feature and also on the Core i5 you get AES encryption though most don't even use it but it is still there.

[ZetZet]

The only real difference is the slight increase in clockspeed, a turbo boost feature and also on the Core i5 you get AES encryption though most don't even use it but it is still there.

It's not very all that slight, with turbo it can be about 30% increase and that improves performance quite a bit.

[FireFox]

It's not very all that slight, with turbo it can be about 30% increase and that improves performance quite a bit.

 

I know but to be worth an aditional $100 for an extra 30% when the Core i3 is still pretty damn powerful isn't worth it in my opinion.

[davidvu396]

The i5 will have better single-threaded performance, which is very important in notebook CPUs since they nearly haven't got any single threaded performance otherwise.