Hey guys, would you rather have a laptop with a Intel i3 and 8gb of ram or i5 with 4gb of ram. My buddy is getting a laptop with these 2 configurations, obviously it’s because of his budget and he asked me which one. I would select i3 with 8 but I’m not so sure
Not enough info---by a long shot.
Which i3?
Which i5?
What are the predominant tasks to be done with the machine?
Win 10 will run OK on 4 GB of RAM. A weak i3 will be a weak i3 regardless of the RAM count.
But maybe the choices are a strong i3 versus a weak i5?
So---not enough info.
Yes your right, I asked him, the i3 is Intel Core i3-3217U Processor and the i5 is intel core i5 470um
i5-470um: introduced in 2010; dual core; clockspeed 1.3 ghz; Passmark benchmark score 1067; single thread score 482;
i3-3217UE; introduced 2014; dual core; clockspeed 1.6 ghz; Passmark benchmark score 2162; single thread score 703;
Knowing no more than you've told us, I'd go with the i3-3217UE. It has more RAM as well although that might not matter in your case.
I assume both laptops are used and that there are NO other choices.
See my edited post.
I say i3 hands down--unless there is more info unstated. The i3 is more powerful and has more RAM.
There may or may not be other underlying reasons why you'd choose the i5---unrelated to CPU power or RAM, perhaps based on CPU or motherboard features..............I know nothing about that.
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