Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task manager.
------Original Message------ From: Winterlight Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 28, 2009 11:35 PM My 2nd PCs motherboard has apparently died so I am looking at a upgrade, motherboard, ram and CPU. The I5 is the cheapest at 200 but there is a 800 series I7 for 80 bucks more... why wouldn't I want to go with the I7> It is getting so you need to take a class to figure out Intel /AMD CPU lines.
