intel i5 or intel i3

[travismyers47]

Im getting a new laptop soon I just want a good overall laptop.

whats better intel i5 2nd gen or a intel i3 4th gen

Also would you intel i3 3rd gen over intel i5 2nd gen?

Thank you for reading.

 

[Novuake]

I5 is better.

 

[envy14tpe]

Both are dual core, but the 4th gen i3 has 4MB cache and much better Intel graphics.

 

[Novuake]

Both are dual core, but the 4th gen i3 has 4MB cache and much better Intel graphics.

Oh yeah, mobile chips, bummer...

 

[spp85]

For a mid range laptop I recommends AMD APU equipped laptop. HP Pavilion 15-n007AX is good midrange laptop

 

[gbryan101]

Well, I would start off by saying that which i3 or i5, as in which model, sort of matters. There are certain low power i5 processors I am not fond of. In a laptop, with the power constraints imposed, it would be great to get something with a Haswell chip, especially if you are going to rely on integrated graphics.

Ultimately, this is going to come down to getting the best deal on a machine that can do what you need it to. Are there any particular laptops you are looking at?

 

[travismyers47]

Well, I would start off by saying that which i3 or i5, as in which model, sort of matters. There are certain low power i5 processors I am not fond of. In a laptop, with the power constraints imposed, it would be great to get something with a Haswell chip, especially if you are going to rely on integrated graphics.

Ultimately, this is going to come down to getting the best deal on a machine that can do what you need it to. Are there any particular laptops you are looking at?

These are the two laptops I was looking at I am on abit of a budget which is only £300 I know its bummer if you could find a better laptop let me know used or new not really botherd.

Samsung NP3530 Laptop - Core i5 2.5GHz, 500Gb, 6Gb, HDMI, Win 7

Samsung Series 3 NP300E5A 15.6" Laptop i3 4th gen

 

[envy14tpe]

That i3 is 2nd gen like the i5.

 

[travismyers47]

That i3 is 2nd gen like the i5.

Oh it said 4th gen on the website so is the i5 2ng gen not so bad ?

 

[gbryan101]

Actually, the processors in these two laptops are very similar, both are dual core chips with hyperthreading. The i5-2410M and i3-2330M are both good budget chips, but the i5 has better clocks and supports turboboost. If the price is similar, I would go with the i5 powered machine.

Both are going to offer weak graphic performance, even by modern integrated standards. For most uses, they would be fine.

 

[envy14tpe]

Can you provide us with the exact links where you are buying from?

If they are both Sandy Bridge laptops then I'd get the i5. If you were comparing i5 Sandy to i3 Haswell then I'd get the Haswell.