Solved! Hp i5 vw. hp i7

[mikeWidd]

Hello,
I am shpping for a new laptop and am not a tekie. There are two I am looking at-- one has an i5-460M Dual core with 2.53 GHz. The other is an i7-720M Quad Core with a 1.6 GHz. What is the difference?

 

[buwish]

What is your budget? How do you use the laptop? Fill out the FAQ thread at the top of the forum here and we can find something for you.

 

[lostandwandering]

Real world difference isn't going to be huge. The i7 will have an advantage in multithreaded apps, but otherwise it will be close. Here's some benchmarks: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html

 

[IsabellaWinTeam]

Hello,
I am shpping for a new laptop and am not a tekie. There are two I am looking at-- one has an i5-460M Dual core with 2.53 GHz. The other is an i7-720M Quad Core with a 1.6 GHz. What is the difference?

Hi there,

Since you aren't a technie, I assume you won't be doing much programming on your laptop. Will you be playing a lot of games? If not, the i5 should definitely be sufficient for most other purposes.

Cheers,
Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team