Is that difference worth that money

[Z3ratul]

Hi. As far I was using only PC so I know nothing about laptops. And I have one question.
i5-4210H + gtx960m vs i7-4720HQ + gtx960m. IS there that much of a difference? Or should I go for i7-4720HQ and gtx950m?

 

[Cazauxx]

i7-4720HQ Benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4720HQ+%40+2.60GHz
i5-4210H benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4210H+%40+2.90GHz

There is a difference with the CPUS remember the higher the score the better it is
i7-4720HQ is the most powerful

 

[Z3ratul]

i7-4720HQ Benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4720HQ+%40+2.60GHz
i5-4210H benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4210H+%40+2.90GHz

There is a difference with the CPUS remember the higher the score the better it is
i7-4720HQ is the most powerful

Yeah but the same thing is with desktop i5 and i7, i7 is far more powerful but in daily use that difference is minimal. Is it like that in mobile too?

 

[mcnumpty23]

i7-4720HQ Benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4720HQ+%40+2.60GHz
i5-4210H benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4210H+%40+2.90GHz

There is a difference with the CPUS remember the higher the score the better it is
i7-4720HQ is the most powerful

Yeah but the same thing is with desktop i5 and i7, i7 is far more powerful but in daily use that difference is minimal. Is it like that in mobile too?

depends what you want to use it for

if just internet browsing and emails,office,etc the i5 is plenty

 

[Z3ratul]

i7-4720HQ Benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4720HQ+%40+2.60GHz
i5-4210H benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4210H+%40+2.90GHz

There is a difference with the CPUS remember the higher the score the better it is
i7-4720HQ is the most powerful

Yeah but the same thing is with desktop i5 and i7, i7 is far more powerful but in daily use that difference is minimal. Is it like that in mobile too?

depends what you want to use it for

if just internet browsing and emails,office,etc the i5 is plenty

Programming, games, watching movies

 

[Cazauxx]

i7-4720HQ Benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4720HQ+%40+2.60GHz
i5-4210H benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4210H+%40+2.90GHz

There is a difference with the CPUS remember the higher the score the better it is
i7-4720HQ is the most powerful

Yeah but the same thing is with desktop i5 and i7, i7 is far more powerful but in daily use that difference is minimal. Is it like that in mobile too?

depends what you want to use it for

if just internet browsing and emails,office,etc the i5 is plenty

Programming, games, watching movies

What type of games?
If you get the more powerful processor it can play games easily plus it will take longer for it to slow down in the future.

 

[mcnumpty23]

i7-4720HQ Benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4720HQ+%40+2.60GHz
i5-4210H benchmark
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4210H+%40+2.90GHz

There is a difference with the CPUS remember the higher the score the better it is
i7-4720HQ is the most powerful

Yeah but the same thing is with desktop i5 and i7, i7 is far more powerful but in daily use that difference is minimal. Is it like that in mobile too?

depends what you want to use it for

if just internet browsing and emails,office,etc the i5 is plenty

Programming, games, watching movies

unless programming needs hyperthreading ie extra cores then i5 should be plenty

 

[faalin]

Your biggest difference between the two cpus is

i5-4210H is a 2 core 4 thread cpu
i7-4720HQ is a 4 core 8 thread cpu

for Programming, games, watching movies i would go with the i7

 

[velo3100]

It depends on what games, normally the i5 cpu will be enough for most games. But some do require an i7. This will obviously depend on the settings you play the games at.

As for programming an i5 is enough unless you are creating complex programs.

 

[Z3ratul]

mostly high textures and everything else on medium. It doesnt have to run everything on ultra, med in fhd will be enough(at 45-60fps). But maybe its better to wait for skylake units? I have 1,5 month till I will need it.

 

[velo3100]

As you are running games at med then the i5 is more than enough. I don't think skylake will make that much of a difference in games as most are gpu dependant.