What is a Core i3, Core i5, or Core i7 as Fast As Possible 

i3 is fast. i5 is faster. i7 is fastest. Let us move on now.

i9: I'm boutta end this mans whole career.

I3 is hot, i5 is hotter, i7 is a microwave and i9 will burn your whole wallet

In summary: The i3 is low-end, i5 is mid-range, i7 is high-end and i9 is ultra-end. The i7 and also the i9 are the most powerful, but they need very good ventilation.

Those hands, if properly harnessed, could power a small town.

before watching video: i knew higher number is better, after watching video: i knew higher number is better..

Linus is really good at explaining things so that other people like himself who struggle with basic concepts can have a vague understanding

Linus has come a LOONG way both in maturity of his presentations, his style physical and intellectual. He's consistently getting better and better. It's nuts.

Add to this that a newer generation i5 can easily outperform an older i7 and all this is as clear as mud!

Me: **watches one video on computers** Google: “So, I see you’re obsessed with computers. Wanna buy this one?”

One thing that Apple does far better than everyone else is their naming schemes. Ofc, having far less product lineups does help, but everyone could easily recite the model number of an iPhone/iPad/SoC without thinking twice itself deserves some complement nevertheless.

I have an I7 2nd generation - 8gb RAM Sony Vaio from 2013. It's lighting fast to this day and it works as fast today as it did when I bought it 8 years ago. Worth every penny.

"I love Intel" That aged poorly.

i3: Basic Desktop i5: Gaming PC i7: Works Station AMD FX-8320: Everything on that list under $160

informative and entertaining .....love it!! You make learning this stuff not get boring. Thanks!

Finally! An answer that makes sense to the novice! (at least to one who wants to learn) What I got was Core i3 was your basic model with limited options, low buck and best gas mileage. Core i5 is a has a more luxuries right from the factory, generally handles better on the information freeway, has a turbo added on for a burst of speed if you need to crunch some big numbers and can be ordered with a bunch of extras that will up the price. Core i7 is the big engine that was imagined for use on the German Autobahn. Even in its basic configuration it is a power hungry beast and is always looking at you to add more ways to try and reach that imaginary top speed of the internet highway! In business mode it will go though a battery in an 65 minutes all the while urging you to check out the gamer on that site that is kicking ass now that you left at 4:30 am this morning! 😂😂

Moral of the story: The more $$$ on the PC the more performance on the PC (Doesn't include apple)

2014: Intel vs Intel 2017: AMD vs Intel 2020: AMD vs AMD

One thing worth noting is desktop processors are significantly more faster than equivalent laptop versions. Infact my i3 9100f benchmarks about 20% better than the lastest i7-10510U which is Found in Many laptops.

Well, there is just so much more that goes into CPU performance beyond clock speed (cache lines, speed & size, chipset, bus width, etc. etc.). I'm really not sure there is a naming convention one could draw up that would solve this problem.

This guy looks like the guy from linus tech tips

i3 ----> desktop i5----->gaming i7----->workstation

man look at those old logos. brings back memorys when all i had was i3 2re. the good ol days🤤

You are definitely one of the best people who can be a journalist or a shopkeeper or a spammer. Your videos are such amazing! Thanks a lot for the work!

Reasons for crazy fast computers: - Bragging rights (some people stroke their ego's more than themselves). - Burning up the budget before the soon to be Ex-wife/husband gets it all. - Because your not a gamer unless you have at least 100 times the PC power than the newest game needs. - Because Mr. and Mrs. Jones next door did it. - Because the TV screen says you should do it. - Because those pesky internet ads hypnotize you into it. - You're a PC parts collector. - Because who doesn't have at least 110 active windows open at all times? - You use Google Chrome. - You run a very dirty background on your computer. - You infect your own computer with more viruses than the internet. - You do professional graphic design (something that actually uses the power of the computer). - You do industrial automation. - You perform high folding mathematical computation.

i5 is higher than the i3. i7 is higher than both. But the highest thing in this video is this dude's voice.

I like the explanation it's really simple,now I understand 😊

Coming back to this after Intel decided that *Intel Core 9 Ultra Processor* was a good name

*How to explain something confusing*: talk about it really, really fast and with tons of sentences in a row with as little breath in between as possible and 2-second frames in the background.

2:36 "all core i7's have hyperthreading" i7 9700K: *im about to end this man's whole career*

The clock speed of Intel CPUs is/was supposed to equate roughly to the clock speed of an AMD Athlon thunderbird processor or at least I’m quite sure this was the case with earlier Intel CPUs so maybe it changed recently?

Impressed by your such a great hand movement.

my understanding of intel cpus up to watching this video are: i3 = underpowered i5 = value for money i7 = overpriced

Screw all that, just go by price :)

Almost 8 years later I watch this, and the first thing I notice ( at 0:29) is a processor that works with 1.21 Gigawatts. You would need to go back to 1955 (in a DeLorean I guess) to the courthouse clock tower in Hill Valley, California - be there at 10:04 sharp. And if Doc doesn't mind, you can connect to his contraption and use the processor at least once...

I have watched you a little prior. Was looking at buying my first laptop so I was learning. That was all spaghetti to me.🤔 You have a nice video presence / demeanor. Good job bro. And funny ending 😂🤣👊🏻✌

Basically: I3: For Business PC's or Family PC's I5: For Mid-End Gaming PC's I7: For High-End Gaming PC's I9: For Workstations

They should just label them as followed -good to buy (core i3) -better to buy (core i5) -best to buy (core i7) There, now you don't have to burst your brains thinking which is the better choice to buy

this video is now history

The helium bit was fun - thanks for making me smile

Linus: 'i like intel as much as anyone else, they make cool products... Kinda funny in 2020

Definitely need an updated version to this video. Crazy how much Intels chips have changed even from this video

Just wish he had talked about compatibility to upgrade from one to another on the same motherboard.. but I definitely learned something.. thanks.

Need a refresh on this considering the i9 lineups.

What I learned. i3

"i love intel as much as anyone" you know this was made in 2014

Well the benchmark times and performance are not just effected by the cpu, GPU's also play a role plus your cpu won't be able to perform on its full potential if starts to get hot hence cpu coolers are a factor affecting performance

Me:Where is i9?? Me when i see the description: oh its 7 years ago

*celeron cryes in the background*

well this is still confusing

I love it, 9 years later and Linus still has the same enthusiasm voice

Yes it's old news, but very good "Layman" speak. What I REALLY appreciate is someone who can actually put full sentences together without stammering their way through it with a 50% content of...uhm, ya know, and'a....and all the other word vomit that very often makes me just move on. It's like they get paid by the word, even the meaningless words that ruin what may have been interesting if they were left out. I wouldn't know, I stop and go else where. Thanks! ;)

i thknk they should have some kind of synthetic benchmark and simply name the cpu based on its scoring.

We need 2019 version. Edit: 2022???

It's amazing how relevant this still is. I was on a discord call with a friend trying to explain the difference between "Core i5/7/9" and got into the weeds about ipc and how a newer i3 can be faster than an i5, etc. Here because they were running a 75500U. I got tired and just gave her this video to watch :D

The video is precise and comprehensive, I almost understand. May be next time.

i3 => i3 i5 => i5 i7 =>i7

I was wondering where the i9 was, then I looked at the publish date

Oh wow this is from 7 years ago. this feels like it's from 2019-2021

Hope you make an updated version of this video!

So.... just like before. The names only exists to fuck with uninformed customers, while the rest uses them only to dig up the specs.

wait how much is a Jigahert?

I like how you say “needed”. 2:10am NZST 16 April 2022

I just want to say thank you for that that made it so much easy to understand about until cores thank you for that

USB 3.0 compared to 2.0 as fast as possible so I can link it to friends so I don't have to fucking tell them all the time

This guy has a lot of accounts

9 years later, I'm recommended this video, exactly when it's outdated

What I understand is the higher the number after the 'i' is, it encompasses the previous 'i' features and gives more options in terms of cash, performance and turbo

"jiga hurts"

i3 - Slow i5 - Medium i7 - Fast i9 - Flash

Is there an updated version of this video?

Celeron: Basic Task & Multi Media Pentium: Work (School, Office, Business etc) i5: Gaming

“JiggaHertz”

I love these prehistoric video, explain for the future generations what was an extinted Intel cpu..

Basically the bigger thw number the faster unless its old or its a i5-1000 for example vs a i3-9900f

5:22am 2 June 2022 Old but good video. May or may not be getting an i9. A lots changed in 8 years. :)

i couldnt tell the difference when u inhaled helium.

So this is why when I was doing research for building a computer the core i3 that was cheaper also had better FPS. But then again having higher frames per second doesn’t mean the rest of the things won’t be slow.

I watch this every few months. 2:09am NZST 16 April 2022

i3 is enough for my use case as long as its the latest gen i3 starting from 8th gen because thats the time when ryzen existed and i3s have to be 4 core to compete with ryzen 3, i could also go for i5 2nd to 7th gen because they perform basically the same as i3 8th gen, downside is they are outdated and older (especially i5 3rd gen and below), but theyre cheaper :)

"Jiggahertz"

Pentium : you guys always act like you're better than me i3 i5 i7 : ...

And now its time to make a new vid about the naming scheme

Thank you for the tech quickie from Mr. Tech Tips

That time when you get a linus tech ad on a linus tech video: stonks 📈

What's a gigga hurt?.......

1:49 So here's what we have today: -Pentium -Core i3 -Core i5 -Core i7 -Core i9 Here's what AMD has today: -Ryzen 3 -Ryzen 5 -Ryzen 7 -Ryzen 9

thanks for the toughest and easiest explanation at same time. Love 💌 you from ANTARTICA 💌

A personal comment with nothing to do with the actual content of the video, which I found informative and amusing. However, not a criticism, simply curiosity. This guy is wearing a wedding ring, I would love to see the woman that married this uber spaz. She must live in a haze of Valium and vodka. Bless you my dear, bless you.

You forgot to mention Celeron.... i3 is not the budget processor, it's a mid-level processor with excellent perfomance

Linus, your hand talking skills have improved immensely.

Hey !!! I'm looking for a new device that I can use for note taking, light video watching (youtube and netflix) and maybe a very light gaming on few websites (honestly I dont play alot), it would mostly be for note taking. I already have a macbook (that I am going to keep to do heavy school work) and a Surface go (that I am going to give to my mother). Which model do you recommend for me to buy (i7 or i5 )? I was looking at the surface pro 7 because I need something reliable that I can keep for a few years (I'm in University)

I appreciate the information you condensed and presented quickly. That is a skill! After trying to watch a dozen videos in an effort to find the perfect laptop for my daughter this Christmas, YOU ACTUALLY HELPED! Thanks!

Let's get this outdated video to 10,000,000..

Very interesting and definitely informative and helpful. Good Reporting 👍

Just busy beta testing a i11 with 16 cores and 1028gigs of cache. Gives new meaning to fast. Makes a i7 look like a celeron. Two issues currently. 1 heat and 2 expensive. Expected retail price around $8000. Coming out 1 April 2023.

Finally someone who can do the proper helium inhalation :D! So sick of people that only take a tiny, tiny breath and then even pretend that it's actually enough to affect their voice so much, when it's clearly not.

1 week ago I knew nothing about hardware components and how to build my own computer...but now after watching you videos I can actually name most things that are on the motherboard and some uses...granted I still need to learn, I have actually improved on something I never thought I would be able to improve on...Linus thank you =)

i love that “i7” initally meant anything from a dual core thin-n-light laptop processor to a 10 core extreme overclocked processor, before i9 was rating

"The numbers after" are important since they indicate what socket and chipset you'll need on the mobo.