What's better, 7th Gen i3 or 5th Gen i5?

[maxblockm]

I searched on here and found threads asking about 6th Gen i3 vs 5th Gen i5, with most being in favor of the i5, but I'm trying to compare 7th Gen i3 vs 5th Gen i5.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks!

 

[Hellfire13]

Ideally the i5 has two more physical cores resulting in more processing power, but it also depends on the individual models. Which particular samples are we comparing???

 

[rgd1101]

For laptop? they are all dual core, which model exactly?
http/ark.intel.com/products/series/95545/7th-Generation-Intel-Core-i3-Processors#@mobile
http/ark.intel.com/products/family/84980/5th-Generation-Intel-Core-i5-Processors#@mobile

 

[Hellfire13]

For laptop? they are all dual core, which model exactly?
http/ark.intel.com/products/series/95545/7th-Generation-Intel-Core-i3-Processors#@mobile
http/ark.intel.com/products/family/84980/5th-Generation-Intel-Core-i5-Processors#@mobile

I cant see laptop mentioned anywhere. Am I missing something...

 

[rgd1101]

For laptop? they are all dual core, which model exactly?
http/ark.intel.com/products/series/95545/7th-Generation-Intel-Core-i3-Processors#@mobile
http/ark.intel.com/products/family/84980/5th-Generation-Intel-Core-i5-Processors#@mobile

I cant see laptop mentioned anywhere. Am I missing something...

The forum is laptop forum

 

[Hellfire13]

For laptop? they are all dual core, which model exactly?
http/ark.intel.com/products/series/95545/7th-Generation-Intel-Core-i3-Processors#@mobile
http/ark.intel.com/products/family/84980/5th-Generation-Intel-Core-i5-Processors#@mobile

I cant see laptop mentioned anywhere. Am I missing something...

The forum is laptop forum

OIC, I picked it from the general section, where all the queries reflect.

 

[rgd1101]

For laptop? they are all dual core, which model exactly?
http/ark.intel.com/products/series/95545/7th-Generation-Intel-Core-i3-Processors#@mobile
http/ark.intel.com/products/family/84980/5th-Generation-Intel-Core-i5-Processors#@mobile

I cant see laptop mentioned anywhere. Am I missing something...

The forum is laptop forum

OIC, I picked it from the general section, where all the queries reflect.

When you click on it, it should show the forum that the question is from, if you are missing that, there might be a forum issue. Can you check that

 

[Hellfire13]

Ahh, right. My bad. I never noticed that upto now. Thanx for letting me know.

 

[jaguarskx]

It is is a Core i3-7100u (2.4GHz) vs. the Core i5-4200u (1.6GHz / 2.6GHz), then I would just go for the Core i3-7100u. Despite the 200MHz difference, the performance should be nearly the same especially since Intel tend to improve the performance about 5% every generation; so a 7th gen CPU running at 2.4GHz is roughly the equivalent to a 5th gen CPU running at 2.65GHz.

The i3-7100u has better power efficiency so assuming all other parts are equal, a laptop with a i3-7100u may have 30 to 60 minutes longer battery life compared to an i5-4200u with average usage.

The 7th gen Intel HD 620 graphics core is more powerful than the 5th gen Intel HD 4400 graphics core so you get better gaming performance with the i3-7100u. Just keep in mind that the Intel HD 620 is still weak compared to a mainstream nVidia 940mx (which is not considered a powerful dedicated GPU at all) so keep your gaming expectations low.

 

[boosted1g]

They are U model processors, which means they are both dual core with hyperthreading.

The better IPC and iGPU of the 7th gen will be all around better than a 5th gen model.