[SOLVED] I5 vs I7 vs I9

[ace700]

What is the difference between i5, i7 and i9 cpus

 

[USAFRet]

Basically, performance.
Of course, uber performance may be wasted $$ if you don't actually need it.

 

[mdd1963]

the difference (varies with generation) is the number of cores and threads, with clock and RAM speeds also going up a bit each generation...

If your current stats are correct (8700K?), 6 cores and 12 threads, the flagship i7 from Oct 2017 in most gaming/general usage benchmarks is still plenty of CPU for nearly all gaming scenarios, with AMD's latest 3700X and 3800X roughly matching it in gaming performance. (The latest 10th gen i5, the 10600K is of a similar configuration, 6c/12t, and it also does quite well in the gaming comparisons I've seen)

 

[Mount Russmore]

In layman's terms, I usually say i5 for most basic stuff, will perform just fine nowadays as long as you aren't running low ram and low memory.
i7 will do just about anything and the i9 is going to be your Bentley of CPU's

 

[SamirD]

Hmmm...looks like these days it's just about the number of cores:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compar...el-i5-9600K-vs-Intel-i3-9300/3334vs3337vs3510

 

[Phaaze88]

Core/thread count
Frequencies
Power draw
Cache count
Silicon quality/binning