Cores on Core i7 can go up to 6, and hence number of threads up to a whooping 12. **The comparison is for desktop processors with certain clock speeds. If you have little knowledge about cache, just take it for now that more the cache, more the speed. What’s also different is that the Core i7 and Core i5 processors have different cache sizes. Yes, it supports Hyper Threading and Intel Turbo Boost Technology.
It doesn’t support Hyper Threading but it does support the Intel Turbo Boost Technology.Ī Core i7 processor has 4 Cores and it manages 8 Threads. Yes, it supports Hyper Threading but no Turbo Boost.Ī Core i5 processor has 4 Cores and it manages 4 Threads. **Ī Core i3 processor has 2 Cores, and it manages 4 Threads. Don’t forget to read the important note below).
Now that you know about the different kind of processor technologies, the comparision between the Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 becomes more easy to understand. So a Quad Core Processor with Hyper Threading Technology, can process 8 Threads at a time! In such processors, every core on a multiple core processors processes 2 threads. Multiple Cores with Hyper Threading Technology: This is something really fast than any of the previous processors, I have discussed through out the post. Quad Core Processors: The same technology as the Dual Core Processors, except that the Dual Cores as the name suggests have 2 cores and the Quad Core have 4 Cores. The important point here is that this isn’t Hyper Threading, since one core is processing only a single thread. The Pentium 4 stuff.ĭual Core Processors: Two threads are processed in two separate cores on a single processor. Single Core Processors with Hyper Threading Technology: Process Multiple Threads at single Time. Single Core Processors : Processors that processed just single threads. To understand that better, let’s analayse the working of different kind of processors. Since this is a technology we have also seen with the Intel Pentium 4 processors, this must be coming as a standard with all processors? No, not all processors use the Hyper Threading Technology, and it may be even that the processors without Hyper Threading Technology are faster than the ones with it. I safely make that statement as many of the Intel Technologies videos use the same terminology. More simply relate multi threaded applications to be multiple applications. (For more, check the link at the end of post). In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest unit of processing that can be scheduled by an operating system. But what’s a thread? I quote from the famous Wikipedia: What this does is that, it allows multiple threads to be processed by a single core. The Intel Hyper Threading Technology: This is the ‘HT’, you’ve seen over the Pentium 4 logo some years back. So what happens is that all work is completed in time and you make the best use of your available resources.Ģ. Or may be all except one building are complete, you direct the entire work force there. So you see that the Swimming Pool construction needs more labour, you direct the buffer to that. What Intel Turbo Boost Technology does is analogous to keeping a buffer. With the available resources you have two options: Either divide the entire work force for different constructions or deploy some and keep a buffer. Suppose you work for a construction company, and the company is working on construction of multiple buildings. Relate this to the problem of allocation of resources. And if you are running a legacy application that is not multi-threaded the clock speed is increased further. So if you are running a multi threaded application, that requires more power the technology intelligently increases the clock frequency. If the processor detects that it is below its power, temperature, and current limits, its clock frequency increases to boost performance for active processor cores. The Intel Turbo Boost Technology: Intel Turbo Boost Technology helps deliver more performance when and where you need it. But what exactly makes them different? To explain that, I first need to describe two technologies:ġ. Absolutely right, Core i7 is more powerful than Core i5 and Core i5 is more powerful than Core i3.
WHAT IS TURBO BOOST TECHNOLOGY I7 SERIES
So, second in series of processor analysis, I bring to you the technical yet readable differences between the Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors. Was quizzing a computer vendor on my last visit to buy a pen drive! Toh Core i3
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