Does gaming laptops really need core i5?

01002920 · Jul 9, 2013

I have read somethings about core i5 vs core i7 and I was wondering why most so called "gaming Laptops" are forcing you to get a core i7 for gaming. Of course money, because core i7 is more expensive than core i5.But core i5 with nvidia 650m will do really good for some serious gaming like new COD or new arkham Origins. Right?

ingtar33 · Jul 9, 2013

core i5s tend to be dual cores in laptop form. generally there is a pretty big jump in performance per core going to the laptop i7 over the i5... it's not like desktop where the core performance is about the same. in laptop form the core i5 is a clearly inferior chip.

Someone Somewhere · Jul 9, 2013

Yeah, all mobile i5s are dual-core. Think difference between i3 and i7 on desktop, plus both come comparitively downclocked. A desktop i5 would wipe out a mobile i7.

01002920 · Jul 9, 2013

ingtar33 :

didn't know that ... so i won't be able to play ghost or arkham origins with a i5-3210M
well guess i ll have to save 300 more for a republic of gamers

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