[SOLVED] 6 core i5 or 6 core i7 for gaming laptop? Please advise.

[Souvik Chatterjee]

I have 2 gaming laptops under comparison:
MSI GF65 i7-10750h and i5-10500h
Both laptops have identical specs i.e 6 GB 1660ti GPU 16GB Ram 512 GB SSD and windows 10.
Both CPUs are having 6 cores 12 threads with 12MB cache.
I5 turbos from 2.5ghz to 4.5 ghz whereas the i7 turbos from 2.6 ghz to 5.0 ghz.
Now here's something I need to decide.
The i5 has an all core clock of 4.2 Ghz. However being unaware of the all core turbo of the i7, I am unable to make a decision whether I should invest in the i7 variant of the MSI gf65.
I may have asked this question before in the forums, but I need a recieve a satisfactory response to make a decision.
Looking forward for an input from the experts.
Regards.

 

[Bob.B]

I have 2 gaming laptops under comparison:
MSI GF65 i7-10750h and i5-10500h
Both laptops have identical specs i.e 6 GB 1660ti GPU 16GB Ram 512 GB SSD and windows 10.
Both CPUs are having 6 cores 12 threads with 12MB cache.
I5 turbos from 2.5ghz to 4.5 ghz whereas the i7 turbos from 2.6 ghz to 5.0 ghz.
Now here's something I need to decide.
The i5 has an all core clock of 4.2 Ghz. However being unaware of the all core turbo of the i7, I am unable to make a decision whether I should invest in the i7 variant of the MSI gf65.
I may have asked this question before in the forums, but I need a recieve a satisfactory response to make a decision.
Looking forward for an input from the experts.
Regards.

Flip a coin.
Looks like the perf diff is quite small.

 

[faalin]

The only difference between them is the base clock and boost clock, from what i can tell the all core on the i7 is 4.3.
Really you need to look at the price difference between them and ask if the extra price is worth the speed boost. Gaming wise i could help but you will be limited on the 1660ti as well.

From what i could find on the interweb the i7 all core is 4.3Ghz.


I loved my MSI laptop when i bought it (GT60 2OD-026US) ..... still have it today, but early this year i jumped ship for an Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 Ryzen 7 4800HS, 16GB, 1TB nvme, 1660Ti and have loved it since.

 

[faalin]

Gaming laptop's have stringent power requirements and heat is a problem in the tiny package. Power efficiency is even more important here than in desktops.
Assuming an app like Throttlestop is locked out by the bios, the lower power part should have an edge - well, even if it wasn't locked out, the lower power part would still have an edge.
Ignore the 45w TDP rating. That does not account for Turbo Boost, which probably is double that.
You can also ignore the 4.5ghz and 5.0ghz - won't see either very often at all. Whatever the clock speed(s) is for 3-5 active cores is more realistic, and probably their 'true turbo boost'.
The i7 will use more energy simply because of the higher boost clocks and extra cores, and more easily run into its power limits, thus power throttling more often because of it.
Throttlestop can help lower the frequency of power throttling, but the same also applies to the i5.
I'm kinda going in circles here...

The i5-10500H is the better cpu in my eyes.
-Easier to cool, which is always a plus, thanks to it's lower core count and slightly less aggressive turbo boost.
-Should run into power limits less frequently, which means its turbo clocks could be just as high as the i7's on average.

I dont think you looked these two CPU's up, they are exactly the same. Core count, thread count, and L3 cache. The only difference between them is the the I5 2.5Ghz boost 4.5Ghz all core 4.2Ghz, while the i7 is 2.6Ghz boost 5Ghz all core 4.3Ghz.


The only thing that might be different is the i7 might use more voltage to hit the 5.0Ghz boost speed which will cause heat. But if that MSI laptop is like my old one there is a Turbo fan button the will cool it down.

 

[Phaaze88]

I see what I did. A bloody typo on my end while searching caused the dispute.