Monday, May 17th, 2010 Wondering whats the difference between Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 and Core i7 Extreme processors?Without going through long technical (and marketing) terms, here is the main difference in short:Intel Core i3 Processor:All Intel Core i3 processors got 2 cores/4 threads. They come with 3MB (on laptop) or 4MB(on desktop) Cache Memory. While Hyper-Threading is present, Turbo Boost is NOT AVAILABLE on Core i3 processors.Intel Core i5 Processor:All Intel Core i5 processors got 2 cores/4 threads or 4 cores/4 threads (on i5-750S and i5-750 desktop processor). They come with 3MB (on laptop) or 4/8MB(on desktop) Cache Memory. Both Hyper-Threading ...
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