Posted January 19, 2015 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 Main PC: ASUS F1A55-M LX, AMD A6-3500, (2x2)gb Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 1600mhz, Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200rpm, Corsair CX430M, Cooler Master Elite 343, Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit Netbook: Lenovo Ideapad S10-2, Intel Atom N280, (1x1)gb DDR2 667mhz, WD Scorpio Blue 250gb 5400rpm, Zorin OS 9 Lite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2015 I'd go with the i3. Sig under construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2015 It is worth. i5 has turbo and stuff. For office use i3 should be enough. Location: Kaunas, Lithuania, Europe, Earth, Solar System, Local Interstellar Cloud, Local Bubble, Gould Belt, Orion Arm, Milky Way, Milky Way subgroup, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Laniakea, Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex, Observable universe, Universe. Spoiler 12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2015 From what I see the i5 is 30-50% more powerful Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2015 The i5 will have a higher clockspeed and a better gpu. It is worth it IMO. how overpriced is alienware? 2.0 htc one m8 review anker mouse review razer kraken pro review lenovo yoga 11s review how overpriced is alienware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2015 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 DESKTOP - Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H Processor - Intel Core i5-2500K @ Stock 1.135v Cooling - Cooler Master Hyper TX3 RAM - Kingston Hyper-X Fury White 4x4GB DDR3-1866 Graphics Card - MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning PSU - Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850w HDD - WD Caviar Blue 500GB (Boot Drive) / WD Scorpio Black 750GB (Games Storage) / WD Green 2TB (Main Storage) Case - Cooler Master 335U Elite OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2015 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. DESKTOP - Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H Processor - Intel Core i5-2500K @ Stock 1.135v Cooling - Cooler Master Hyper TX3 RAM - Kingston Hyper-X Fury White 4x4GB DDR3-1866 Graphics Card - MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning PSU - Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850w HDD - WD Caviar Blue 500GB (Boot Drive) / WD Scorpio Black 750GB (Games Storage) / WD Green 2TB (Main Storage) Case - Cooler Master 335U Elite OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2015 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. Location: Kaunas, Lithuania, Europe, Earth, Solar System, Local Interstellar Cloud, Local Bubble, Gould Belt, Orion Arm, Milky Way, Milky Way subgroup, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Laniakea, Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex, Observable universe, Universe. Spoiler 12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2015 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. DESKTOP - Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H Processor - Intel Core i5-2500K @ Stock 1.135v Cooling - Cooler Master Hyper TX3 RAM - Kingston Hyper-X Fury White 4x4GB DDR3-1866 Graphics Card - MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning PSU - Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850w HDD - WD Caviar Blue 500GB (Boot Drive) / WD Scorpio Black 750GB (Games Storage) / WD Green 2TB (Main Storage) Case - Cooler Master 335U Elite OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 20, 2015 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. My PC: Intel Core i3-3220 | Alpenföhn Civetta | XFX HD 7770 1GB | ASRock B75-Pro3-M | Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB | beQuiet PurePower L8 430W | Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB | Kingston V200+ 60GB | NZXT Vulcan | Soundblaster Play Replaced by Notebook + eGPU My Notebook: Apple MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch, Late 2013; Core i5 4258U @2.4-2.9 Ghz, 8GB RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Iris Graphics 5100 + GTX 960 eGPU My Phone: OnePlus One with CM12 Camera: Nikon D3200 + 50mm f/1.8G + Kit lenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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