i3 is fast. i5 is faster. i7 is fastest. Let us move on now.

i9: I'm boutta end this mans whole career.

I3 is hot, i5 is hotter, i7 is a microwave and i9 will burn your whole wallet

In summary: The i3 is low-end, i5 is mid-range, i7 is high-end and i9 is ultra-end. The i7 and also the i9 are the most powerful, but they need very good ventilation.

Me: **watches one video on computers** Google: “So, I see you’re obsessed with computers. Wanna buy this one?”

Those hands, if properly harnessed, could power a small town.

Linus is really good at explaining things so that other people like himself who struggle with basic concepts can have a vague understanding

Linus has come a LOONG way both in maturity of his presentations, his style physical and intellectual. He's consistently getting better and better. It's nuts.

before watching video: i knew higher number is better, after watching video: i knew higher number is better..

Add to this that a newer generation i5 can easily outperform an older i7 and all this is as clear as mud!

informative and entertaining .....love it!! You make learning this stuff not get boring. Thanks!

One thing that Apple does far better than everyone else is their naming schemes. Ofc, having far less product lineups does help, but everyone could easily recite the model number of an iPhone/iPad/SoC without thinking twice itself deserves some complement nevertheless.

i3: Basic Desktop i5: Gaming PC i7: Works Station AMD FX-8320: Everything on that list under $160

"I love Intel" That aged poorly.

I have an I7 2nd generation - 8gb RAM Sony Vaio from 2013. It's lighting fast to this day and it works as fast today as it did when I bought it 8 years ago. Worth every penny.

Finally! An answer that makes sense to the novice! (at least to one who wants to learn) What I got was Core i3 was your basic model with limited options, low buck and best gas mileage. Core i5 is a has a more luxuries right from the factory, generally handles better on the information freeway, has a turbo added on for a burst of speed if you need to crunch some big numbers and can be ordered with a bunch of extras that will up the price. Core i7 is the big engine that was imagined for use on the German Autobahn. Even in its basic configuration it is a power hungry beast and is always looking at you to add more ways to try and reach that imaginary top speed of the internet highway! In business mode it will go though a battery in an 65 minutes all the while urging you to check out the gamer on that site that is kicking ass now that you left at 4:30 am this morning! 😂😂

Moral of the story: The more $$$ on the PC the more performance on the PC (Doesn't include apple)

2014: Intel vs Intel 2017: AMD vs Intel 2020: AMD vs AMD

You are definitely one of the best people who can be a journalist or a shopkeeper or a spammer. Your videos are such amazing! Thanks a lot for the work!

man look at those old logos. brings back memorys when all i had was i3 2re. the good ol days🤤

*How to explain something confusing*: talk about it really, really fast and with tons of sentences in a row with as little breath in between as possible and 2-second frames in the background.

Reasons for crazy fast computers: - Bragging rights (some people stroke their ego's more than themselves). - Burning up the budget before the soon to be Ex-wife/husband gets it all. - Because your not a gamer unless you have at least 100 times the PC power than the newest game needs. - Because Mr. and Mrs. Jones next door did it. - Because the TV screen says you should do it. - Because those pesky internet ads hypnotize you into it. - You're a PC parts collector. - Because who doesn't have at least 110 active windows open at all times? - You use Google Chrome. - You run a very dirty background on your computer. - You infect your own computer with more viruses than the internet. - You do professional graphic design (something that actually uses the power of the computer). - You do industrial automation. - You perform high folding mathematical computation.

I have watched you a little prior. Was looking at buying my first laptop so I was learning. That was all spaghetti to me.🤔 You have a nice video presence / demeanor. Good job bro. And funny ending 😂🤣👊🏻✌

Impressed by your such a great hand movement.

This guy looks like the guy from linus tech tips

2:36 "all core i7's have hyperthreading" i7 9700K: *im about to end this man's whole career*

I like the explanation it's really simple,now I understand 😊

Well, there is just so much more that goes into CPU performance beyond clock speed (cache lines, speed & size, chipset, bus width, etc. etc.). I'm really not sure there is a naming convention one could draw up that would solve this problem.

i5 is higher than the i3. i7 is higher than both. But the highest thing in this video is this dude's voice.

i3 ----> desktop i5----->gaming i7----->workstation

The clock speed of Intel CPUs is/was supposed to equate roughly to the clock speed of an AMD Athlon thunderbird processor or at least I’m quite sure this was the case with earlier Intel CPUs so maybe it changed recently?

Me:Where is i9?? Me when i see the description: oh its 7 years ago

Basically: I3: For Business PC's or Family PC's I5: For Mid-End Gaming PC's I7: For High-End Gaming PC's I9: For Workstations

They should just label them as followed -good to buy (core i3) -better to buy (core i5) -best to buy (core i7) There, now you don't have to burst your brains thinking which is the better choice to buy

Coming back to this after Intel decided that *Intel Core 9 Ultra Processor* was a good name

Well the benchmark times and performance are not just effected by the cpu, GPU's also play a role plus your cpu won't be able to perform on its full potential if starts to get hot hence cpu coolers are a factor affecting performance

my understanding of intel cpus up to watching this video are: i3 = underpowered i5 = value for money i7 = overpriced

Screw all that, just go by price :)

Almost 8 years later I watch this, and the first thing I notice ( at 0:29) is a processor that works with 1.21 Gigawatts. You would need to go back to 1955 (in a DeLorean I guess) to the courthouse clock tower in Hill Valley, California - be there at 10:04 sharp. And if Doc doesn't mind, you can connect to his contraption and use the processor at least once...

The helium bit was fun - thanks for making me smile

What I learned. i3

Linus: 'i like intel as much as anyone else, they make cool products... Kinda funny in 2020

One thing worth noting is desktop processors are significantly more faster than equivalent laptop versions. Infact my i3 9100f benchmarks about 20% better than the lastest i7-10510U which is Found in Many laptops.

1:49 So here's what we have today: -Pentium -Core i3 -Core i5 -Core i7 -Core i9 Here's what AMD has today: -Ryzen 3 -Ryzen 5 -Ryzen 7 -Ryzen 9

"i love intel as much as anyone" you know this was made in 2014

So.... just like before. The names only exists to fuck with uninformed customers, while the rest uses them only to dig up the specs.

this video is now history

Just wish he had talked about compatibility to upgrade from one to another on the same motherboard.. but I definitely learned something.. thanks.

Definitely need an updated version to this video. Crazy how much Intels chips have changed even from this video

i thknk they should have some kind of synthetic benchmark and simply name the cpu based on its scoring.

Hope you make an updated version of this video!

Hey !!! I'm looking for a new device that I can use for note taking, light video watching (youtube and netflix) and maybe a very light gaming on few websites (honestly I dont play alot), it would mostly be for note taking. I already have a macbook (that I am going to keep to do heavy school work) and a Surface go (that I am going to give to my mother). Which model do you recommend for me to buy (i7 or i5 )? I was looking at the surface pro 7 because I need something reliable that I can keep for a few years (I'm in University)

USB 3.0 compared to 2.0 as fast as possible so I can link it to friends so I don't have to fucking tell them all the time

i3 => i3 i5 => i5 i7 =>i7

Need a refresh on this considering the i9 lineups.

It's amazing how relevant this still is. I was on a discord call with a friend trying to explain the difference between "Core i5/7/9" and got into the weeds about ipc and how a newer i3 can be faster than an i5, etc. Here because they were running a 75500U. I got tired and just gave her this video to watch :D

We need 2019 version. Edit: 2022???

I was wondering where the i9 was, then I looked at the publish date

Oh wow this is from 7 years ago. this feels like it's from 2019-2021

The video is precise and comprehensive, I almost understand. May be next time.

wait how much is a Jigahert?

*celeron cryes in the background*

Very interesting and definitely informative and helpful. Good Reporting 👍

Yes it's old news, but very good "Layman" speak. What I REALLY appreciate is someone who can actually put full sentences together without stammering their way through it with a 50% content of...uhm, ya know, and'a....and all the other word vomit that very often makes me just move on. It's like they get paid by the word, even the meaningless words that ruin what may have been interesting if they were left out. I wouldn't know, I stop and go else where. Thanks! ;)

Pentium : you guys always act like you're better than me i3 i5 i7 : ...

A personal comment with nothing to do with the actual content of the video, which I found informative and amusing. However, not a criticism, simply curiosity. This guy is wearing a wedding ring, I would love to see the woman that married this uber spaz. She must live in a haze of Valium and vodka. Bless you my dear, bless you.

I just want to say thank you for that that made it so much easy to understand about until cores thank you for that

I love it, 9 years later and Linus still has the same enthusiasm voice

That time when you get a linus tech ad on a linus tech video: stonks 📈

well this is still confusing

Thank you for the tech quickie from Mr. Tech Tips

I like how you say “needed”. 2:10am NZST 16 April 2022

This guy has a lot of accounts

i3 - Slow i5 - Medium i7 - Fast i9 - Flash

I watch this every few months. 2:09am NZST 16 April 2022

Is there an updated version of this video?

You forgot to mention Celeron.... i3 is not the budget processor, it's a mid-level processor with excellent perfomance

"jiga hurts"

5:22am 2 June 2022 Old but good video. May or may not be getting an i9. A lots changed in 8 years. :)

Basically the bigger thw number the faster unless its old or its a i5-1000 for example vs a i3-9900f

An i3 is like a four cylinder engine. It's nothing fancy, but it's efficient and will get the job done. An i5 is like a V6. It's a good middle ground between power and efficiency. An i7 is like a baseline V8, lots of power, but not as efficient. A core i7 Extreme is like a Mustang GT or Camaro SS. You get it because you want the power just for the fun of it.

Finally someone who can do the proper helium inhalation :D! So sick of people that only take a tiny, tiny breath and then even pretend that it's actually enough to affect their voice so much, when it's clearly not.

We need a updated video!!

Thanks for the video ❤appreciate it

i couldnt tell the difference when u inhaled helium.

I love these prehistoric video, explain for the future generations what was an extinted Intel cpu..

What I understand is the higher the number after the 'i' is, it encompasses the previous 'i' features and gives more options in terms of cash, performance and turbo

thank you this is still usefull in 2022

"Jiggahertz"

2014: intel is the best AMD in 2017: *Pathetic.*

i7: nothing is faster than me i9: hold my ram (edit: thanks i've never gotten this many likes on a comment ever :D)

In the Single Core era, it took the birth of the Dual Core era for Intel to realize that mHz aren't everything. Now, long into the Infinity Core Era, AMD needs to learn the same thing about core counts.

So this is why when I was doing research for building a computer the core i3 that was cheaper also had better FPS. But then again having higher frames per second doesn’t mean the rest of the things won’t be slow.

What's a gigga hurt?.......

Linus, your hand talking skills have improved immensely.

Hi which laptop best for share trading/ gaming/tally/business/allin one

“JiggaHertz”

Let's get this outdated video to 10,000,000..

Would you please add *and then the date where you say " and what we have today..." because it will be confused with 2022 or the any future date viewed. Thanks

I have never enjoyed a sponsor plug as much as i enjoyed this one LMAO. Yanno if all commercials had people inhaling helium i'd totally watch tv just for the commercials (except the super bowl but that doesn't count LOL).