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Choosing a microprocessor used to be easy. The more your customer spent, the faster the processor your customers could buy. These days, speed is only one feature of a processor's performance to consider. A myriad of other features are equally important.
While more bucks can still get your customer a faster processor, the challenge now is to pick the processor that will perform most optimally.
Whether your customer needs a budget email computer, a secure platform with remote hardware-level access, or a gaming PC built for combat, 5th generation Intel® Core™ processors can handle all of the above with power to spare. Let's take a look at this versatile family of processors, and see which models are best suited for your customers' specific needs.
The Intel® Core™ i3 processor is the least expensive option within the Intel® Core™ processor family.
All Intel® Core™ i3 processor versions are dual-core processors1 and utilize Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, which effectively doubles the number of cores by passing two instructions through each core. The Intel® Core™ i3 processor is a step up from the Intel® Pentium® and Intel® Celeron® processors.
Intel® Core™ i3 processors come with either Intel® HD Graphics 5500, or Intel® Iris™ Graphics 6100, precluding the need for a graphics card in the system.2
The Intel® Core™ i5 processor is for everyday users who need to get real work done, but without the expense of a performance PC. All Intel® Core™ i5 processors include Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, which boosts processor and graphics performance by over-clocking the cores during peak loads.3
All Intel® Core™ i5 processors include on-chip graphics, with the embedded Intel® HD Graphics™ chip, or the dazzling Intel® Iris Pro Graphics™ chip.4
The Intel® Core™ i5 processor is powerful enough for business, while being affordable for the demanding home user.
The Intel® Core™ i7 processors include the features of the Intel® Core™ i5 processors, but with maximized performance. Intel® Core™ i7 processors are available with Intel® HD Graphics 5500, Intel® HD Graphics 6000, or with the superior Intel® Iris Pro Graphics™ 6100 graphics.
Not only is the Intel® Core™ i7 processor a formidable business-class processor, but it is also the chip of choice for video encoding, 3D graphics work, and demanding gamers.
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References:
1 http://ark.intel.com/products/family/84981/5th-Generation-Intel-Core-i3-Processors#@Mobile
2 http://ark.intel.com/compare/84982,84697,84695
3 http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html
4 http://ark.intel.com/compare/84988,84985,84984,85212,84990,85213
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