This article was reprinted with permission from Superpower.com.
Actually, people who do not know computers do not buy Core i7, but they know their needs and choose the right processor. Those who really need to use Core i7 will still buy it, and even they will buy a higher-end Core. I9 processor.
Generally speaking, the big reason not to buy a Core i7 is to be economical. To put it plainly is to say that you don’t want to spend so much money. After all, the Core i7 is expensive. In addition, the difference between Core i5 and Core i7 is actually worse in the same generation of processors. Hyper-threading.
Judging from the current application, ordinary quad-cores can meet the needs of most people, so many people in the eighth generation of Core Core processors will choose Core i5, especially gamers.
At present, the game will be optimized for up to 8 threads. However, you will find Core i7 and Core i5 have similar performance in the same game. When you look at the CPU usage, Core i7 has occupied but not fully occupied by each thread. The CPU utilization of the Core i5 is much higher. The game that can really fill the quad-core i7 eight threads is not much.
By the time the eighth-generation Core i3 has become quad-core, the Core i3 is not as expensive as it used to be. It has become a cost-effective product, while the Core i5 and Core i7 have all been upgraded to six cores. The difference is still hyper-threading. The role of hyperthreading is even less obvious when the number of cores rises.
honestly, Unless it is 3D modeling or multimedia video applications, the six-core Core i5 and Core i7 are no different in game applications or office applications.
So it is reasonable to choose to buy a Core i5 or Core i3 now. It is not necessary to add more than 1,000 yuan and then buy back a CPU with similar user experience.
As for AMD's processors, because Ryzen is cost-effective, it is still worth considering.
For example, the price of the Ryzen 5 1600X is lower than that of the Core i5-8600K, which is similar to the Core i5-8400. However, it is 6-core, 12-thread, and those multi-threaded applications are much stronger than the Core i5-8600K.
In addition Ryzen 7 1800X price and Core i7-8700K is similar, but the core number is more than two, the same price to buy an eight-core, of course, high cost.
However, AMD Ryzen's core operating efficiency is actually not as high as that of the eighth-generation Core Core. Although the frequency difference is very large, the actual game performance is very good, but it is not as good as the Intel processor of the same level.
