Not completely. Core i7 for example has 2 cores for U and M branded CPU's, and 4 cores for MQ, etc. Far as I know there's no difference in core configuration between i7 and i5 U family CPU's.
Maybe. I dunno, I feel kinda ripped off when I see i7 laptops that should be labelled i3. The only real i7 equivalents for laptops are the fat i7-4930MX and i7-4900MQ laptops, in my opinion. Maybe calling all the others i3 would get people to buy more desktops, and be more satisfied with the performance.Core i3/i5/i7 branding is basically for Intel to lure customers in the direction "they" want you to go.
While it makes sense to based the branding on core or thread count, not so much financially. If Intel made 2 cores + HT Core i3, 4 cores Core i5, and 4 cores + HT Core i7, that means most of Laptop chips and ALL Ultrabook-oriented parts would have been labeled Core i3s.
By labelling it they way they do now they instill same psychological effect of the high end 4/6 core Core i7s in the dual core U parts. And that worked very well because the year they put out that branding their sales jumped.
Core i7 merely means "highest performing part in that form factor/wattage" category.
Yeah, now they're going to have to come up with another nomenclature a year or two from now. Usually, such naming has just gotten worse over time...z8300, kind of annoying model number change. Should be z4xxx. All because some studies showed somewhat confused customers spend more money.
For the most part, mobile i3/i5/i7 duals have a logical progression.Maybe. I dunno, I feel kinda ripped off when I see i7 laptops that should be labelled i3. The only real i7 equivalents for laptops are the fat i7-4930MX and i7-4900MQ laptops, in my opinion. Maybe calling all the others i3 would get people to buy more desktops, and be more satisfied with the performance.
Core i3/i5/i7 branding is basically for Intel to lure customers in the direction "they" want you to go.
Core i7 merely means "highest performing part in that form factor/wattage" category.
Maybe. I dunno, I feel kinda ripped off when I see i7 laptops that should be labelled i3. The only real i7 equivalents for laptops are the fat i7-4930MX and i7-4900MQ laptops, in my opinion. Maybe calling all the others i3 would get people to buy more desktops, and be more satisfied with the performance.
Usually, such naming has just gotten worse over time...
It's good that you do. But people like you and me count for maybe 1% of the population. And that makes perfect sense. Because there are other areas where we are as clueless as most people are to computers. Plus its busy enough living life without worrying about these things.
I've seen plenty of people that fall under the notion of "i7 is the best". It's really clever actually.
The only thing you've got to know is the boost frequency, because you ideally want 2.4GHz, which are the SKUs with Z37xx.It is certainly a hell of lot easier to understand than the prior naming system for atom processors, which as far as I can tell was a random number generator.
seems inline with a z3740
hopefully we get a big graphics boost.
So, what do I need to look for if I want a high performance quad core laptop? i5 or i7? I've got a 1st gen mobile i7 and to be honest its been a complete dog since day one. Hot, not that fast and holy hell does it like to shut down if you use the discrete GPU. I wish I'd never bought it. PoS.
So, what do I need to look for if I want a high performance quad core laptop? i5 or i7? I've got a 1st gen mobile i7 and to be honest its been a complete dog since day one. Hot, not that fast and holy hell does it like to shut down if you use the discrete GPU. I wish I'd never bought it. PoS.
Thanks! I haven't been able to really follow Intel's laptop parts since you knew core 2 duo was what you wanted
Hang on though, you mention 35w and 45w versions of the same parts - is it just that the 35w version is 30% slower, or is it binned silicon?