Intel_man
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@farmerjohn1324, you really don't need an i7 based on the tasks you say you plan on doing with your computer.
@farmerjohn1324, you really don't need an i7 based on the tasks you say you plan on doing with your computer.
What have you got at the moment? laptop or desktop?
What is the model number or spec?
What is your budget for new or upgrade PC?
Err... unless you're planning on video production, gaming with settings cranked to the max for ludicrous frame rates, high thread count processes, you don't need an i7. Nothing you've listed that you currently do warrants an i7. Hell, an i5-8400 is overkill for what you do.I'm gonna get one anyway. You never know what the future will hold. I need something much faster than this current one.
Err... unless you're planning on video production, gaming with settings cranked to the max for ludicrous frame rates, high thread count processes, you don't need an i7. Nothing you've listed that you currently do warrants an i7. Hell, an i5-8400 is overkill for what you do.
Are you looking at a laptop? Or are you considering getting a desktop?
That's old news. The current 8th Gen i7 mobile chips are all quads with hyperthreading with the exception of a couple that are hexacores.Remember that most laptop i7's are dual cores
That's old news. The current 8th Gen i7 mobile chips are all quads with hyperthreading with the exception of a couple that are hexacores.
7th gen was 4c/8t too.Remember that most laptop i7's are dual cores
7th gen was 4c/8t too.
and 6th.
https://ark.intel.com/products/97185/Intel-Core-i7-7700HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz
https://ark.intel.com/products/88967/Intel-Core-i7-6700HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz
Hell I keep checking older and older variants and even most of the 4th gen was 4c/8t.
https://ark.intel.com/products/series/75023/4th-Generation-Intel-Core-i7-Processors
Edit: And even 2nd and 3rd. I've determined @Jiniix you're mostly wrong.
https://ark.intel.com/products/series/79666/Legacy-Intel-Core-Processors
Yeah there's a few still but all in all that claim wasn't terribly accurate.Although the I7-7550u along with some others are only dual cores. Which you can still get so you can't say all I7's are quad cores.
I went and checked the 8th gen, and yeah, the vast majority is 4c/8t now, with a few 2c/4t and 6c/12t models in the mix.That's old news. The current 8th Gen i7 mobile chips are all quads with hyperthreading with the exception of a couple that are hexacores.
By far, by miles, the most popular i7 of the 7th gen was the i7-7500U, which was used in just about every sub-$1000 laptop, and it's a dual core. Sure they had higher end skus, but those were for the laptops that 1% of people buy.7th gen was 4c/8t too.
and 6th.
https://ark.intel.com/products/97185/Intel-Core-i7-7700HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz
https://ark.intel.com/products/88967/Intel-Core-i7-6700HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz
Hell I keep checking older and older variants and even most of the 4th gen was 4c/8t.
https://ark.intel.com/products/series/75023/4th-Generation-Intel-Core-i7-Processors
Edit: And even 2nd and 3rd. I've determined @Jiniix you're mostly wrong.
https://ark.intel.com/products/series/79666/Legacy-Intel-Core-Processors
I said majority, which I rescind only for the 8th genAlthough the I7-7550u along with some others are only dual cores. Which you can still get so you can't say all I7's are quad cores.
HP Laptop. HP 15-f272wm.
I wouldn't want to spend more than $700.
All 8th Gen i7 chips are quads and hexa cores. There are no duals under the i7-8xxx naming scheme. Not even the U series.went and checked the 8th gen, and yeah, the vast majority is 4c/8t now, with a few 2c/4t and 6c/12t models in the mix.
i7-8500Y, 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.5GHz-4.2GHz boost begs to differAll 8th Gen i7 chips are quads and hexa cores. There are no duals under the i7-8xxx naming scheme. Not even the U series.
i7-8500Y, 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.5GHz-4.2GHz boost begs to differ