i7, weak processor?
First of all, I would like to state that I HAVE NO IDEA what is i3 , i5 , i7 or whatever it is.
So my PC has a i3 quadcore 3.3 GHz.
And recently I bought a laptop, they offered me i7 processor thingy (quad core), when the product came the number is 2.4 GHz.
Does it better than my PC or worse ?
Comments
Your processor has more raw speed.
The i7 has hyperthreading though. So it can technically handle double the amount of tasks in a single instance(which you can attribute to being faster in a sense)
The i7 also has more cache. Cache is similar to ram but faster accessed. So when performing a like task continuously..the i7 will outperform with the higher memory bandwidth.
The integrated graphic performance of the chip is also better than the i3.
The i3 is dual core hyperthread, not an actual quad core. An i7 quad core processor will outperform an dual core i3 processor even at a lower clock speed. Certain i5 processors can actually outperform select i7 processors.
I3: Weakest processor of the bunch (2 cores)
i5: The middle ground (4 cores)
i7: The most powerful one (4 cores, 4 extra threads)
There are off course exceptions, but this is a general rule of thumb