Intel Core i3 vs i5 vs i7 Processors - Explained

The Intel Core i family are the most popular brand of processors, but with different families, generations, model numbers, ranges and suffixes - it's all a bit complicated. So here's Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 Processors explained.

[dipanjandhar]

This video is the best explanation of the Intel processors.

[georgeargyris]

Guys, i couldn't find a more explanatory and summarizing review of what the i3 i5 etc is. Keep on rocking! Great job!

[kidbrave_]

Thank you so much for creating this video! I'm a developer that had no idea how hardware worked until now! I'm planning on shopping for a new company and all I knew was look for the core processing speed and the Ghz, but looking at the numbers at the end as well as the letters after the 4 digit numbers is dope advice. I'll look into when searching for my next laptop. :D

[ggordon]

the best explanation of the Intel processors so far on the internet...

[MobileRecordingsRo]

If i3 is for internet, office and social networking, what Pentium N3000 series, Intel Celeron and intel Atom processors are ? Furniture, decoration ? Stop exagerating !
I play new games on i3 with dedicated graphics laptop at native resolution, very good fps and details. Stop exagerating !

[jenlisaisreal]

Damn now I understand it I'm always struggling finding infos thanks a lot

[grimTales]

Thanks for this video, I didn't know the U at the end meant Low power processor.

[smalls]

Which Processor is good for music producing?Recording vocals.

[xanderdaneel]

Great video. learned a lot. I have a Lenovo with i5-3320M. What is the M and where does it list in the ranks of suffixes? Any advise will be much appreciated. Thanks

[WillSkates]

So should I get an i3 8100 or is it worth it to spend £80 more for an i5 8400?

[gamestv]

What is the music in the background?
Had it before but don't know how to find it again.

[lolliz]

I want one for Trading stocks and Forex.
Important for it to be very responsive (speed) and handle the torment of being on it for hours at a time everyday, analysing charts in real time, making bids etc quickly without lag etc. Long story short... Professional trading.
What do I need for: 1) PROCESSOR 2)RAM 3)HARD-DRIVE SSD

[kumarshantveerayya]

Could you please elaborate which you have explained at 3.20 time regarding clock speed with higher and lower processor?

[updates]

3:14 How come HQ is having less clock speed than a low powered U which is shown having more clock speed.

[simpleffective]

ix - 1234 L Dual/Quad-core
1 - Gen - stands for generation
234 - Range - stands for place in the generation (higher = probably better)
L - Suffix - stands for performance level:
Y: Extremely low power (i7 Y could be worse than I5 U)
U: Ultra low power (standart for casual laptops)
H\HQ\HK: High performance for heavier usage
Cores - More cores = better, but depends on Hyperthreading which increases performance by roughly a third and is more important for rendering\gaming etc.


or just ignore all of the above and just look and the damn clock speed - the higher the better!

[thelifescout]

So excuse my ignorance on this topic leading into a question i have. So Im a auto technician and i need to buy a laptop for running a diagnostic/programming for vehicles through a manufactures diagnostic and programming server. The particular manufacture has a minimum processor requirement of a 2.2ghz dual-core processor so If i purchase a laptop that has an intel i5 processor thats 1.6ghz is this above or below the 2.2ghz dual core processor requirement?

[cinos]

I still don't understand why an i5-8400 performs better than a i7-7700k in some games

[designu]

Thanks for sharing this explanation!!! Really useful!

[fernandomejia]

My processor is Intel Core i3-1005G1 Dual Core, different from the options noted on the video. It's a Lenovo laptop any idea on the performance speed?

[oreki]

If i go to a store and find a core i3 processor with 3.30Ghz and a core i7 processor with only 1.60Ghz, which one will be working faster? Thanks in advance