The short version here is that Intel Core i7 processors are usually better than Intel Core i5 processors, which are in turn usually better than Core i3 processors.

There is a wealth of difference between Intel Core i5 vs Core i7 CPUs. We break it down and explain what it all means for your next desktop or laptop purchase.For many consumers shopping around ...

The differences between the Core i5 and the Core i7 can seem subtle and more nuanced, especially when the prices for a Core i5 versus a Core i7 PC sometimes can be so close.

What's in a number? Well, it depends... So what's the difference between a Core i5 and a Core i7? Well, thanks to Intel, the answer isn't simple.

The specification differences between the Core i7 and Core i9 stacks are varied, a bit complicated, and only a few decimal points apart in most cases.

Even compared to the Ryzen 5 2600X, though, the Core i5-9600K has issues. It has significantly lower amounts of cache and like the Core i7-9700K, it lacks hyper-threading, so only has six threads.

Intel's chip names are getting a rebrand. The new branding will make its first appearance with Intel's Meteor Lake processors.

When you are buying or building a PC, you need to know the truly important differences between these two chip stacks—the layer of nuance that goes beyond Intel's simple i7-versus-i9 marketing-speak.