This document compares Intel processors i3, i5, i7, and i9 across various specifications including core count, cache size, processing speed, and advanced features like hyper-threading and turbo boost technology. Core i3 has 2 cores with a maximum speed of 3.5 GHz, i5 ranges from 2-4 cores with speeds up to 3.8 GHz, i7 increases to 6 cores with similar speeds, and i9 offers up to 8 cores and speeds reaching 5.3 GHz. It also highlights the best processors for desktop and mobile platforms in each category.

1. By Shriya Gautam
Topic:-Comparison
between i3,i5,i7&i9
processors

2. TERMINOLOGY
PROCESSOR:- A processor is an integrated
circuitthat performs the calculationthat runs a
computer.
CORE:-Core is a part of a CPUthat receives
instructions and performs calculations.

3. THE DIFFRENECE!
SINGLE CORE
USES LESS
POWER
LESS HEAT GENERATED
DUAL CORE
WASTES POWER
BUT,BUT
PERFORMS FASTER
QUAD CORE
LOWER BATTERY LIFE
MULTITASKING

4. •C0RE i3
DUAL CORE
SUPPORTS HYPER THREADING
3MB or 4MB SMART CACHE
1.400 BILLION TRANSISTORS
SPEED RANGE- 1.30GHZ TO 3.50GHZ
MAX MEMORY SIZE- 16.38 GB
BETTER PERFORMANCE WITH MORE RELIABLE OUTPUTS

5. •CORE i5
 NO. OF CORES
2-CORES
(MOBILE)
4-CORES
(DESKTOP)
 CACHE MEMORY
32 KB
INSTRUCTION &
32KB DATA FIRST
LEVEL CACHE
256 KB INSTRUCTION
& DATA SECOND LEVEL
CACHE
(L2)
8 MB INSTRUCTION
DATA
THIRD LEVEL CAC
(L3)

6. 1.750 BILLION TRANSISTORS.
SPEED RANGE- 1.90 GHZ UPTO 3.80
GHZ
MEMORY TYPE- DDR3 1600/1333
SUPPORT OF TURBO BOOST
TECHNOLOGY
SUPPORTS HYPER-THREADING

7. •CORE i7
NO.OF CORES
2-CORES/4-CORES
(MOBILE)
4-CORES/6-CORES
(DESKTOP)
CACHE MEMORY
32 KB L1
INSTRUCTION &
32KB L1 DATA
CACHE PER CORE
256 KB L2 CACHE
(COMBINED INSTRUCTION
AND DATA)
PER CORE
8MB L3 (COMBINE
INSTRUCTION AND
DATA)
SHARED BY ALL
CORES

8. 1.750 BILLION TRANSISTORS
MEMORY TIME DDR3
SPEED RANGE- 1.90 GHZ UPTO 3.80
GHZ
HIGH DATA VISUALISATION

9. CORE i9
SUPPORTS HYPER THREADING
UPTO 20MB SMART CACHE
1.400 BILLION TRANSISTORS
SPEED RANGE- 4.3 GHZ TO 4.6
GHZ
MAX MEMORY SIZE- 128GB
MEMORY TYPE- DDR3 1066/1333
Processor: 14nm++
IMPROVED INTEL TURBO BOOST
TECHNOLOGY 3.0
INCREASE IN CORE AND THREAD

10. SPECIFICATION CORE i3 CORE i5 CORE i7 CORE i9
CORE NUMBER 2 CORES
(DESKTOP/
MOBILE)
•4-CORES
(DESKTOP)
•2 CORES
(MOBILE)
4-6 CORES
(DESKTOP)
2-4 CORES
(MOBILE)
8 CORES
(DESKTOP/
MOBILE)
PROCESSING
THREAD
4 THREADS
(DESKTOP/
MOBILE)
6 THREADS
(DESKTOP)
4 THREADS
(MOBILE)
8-12 THREADS
(DESKTOP)
6 THREADS
(MOBILE)
16 THREADS
MAXIMUM BASE
CLOCK FREQUENCY
3.4GHZ 2.4GHZ 2.9GHZ 5.3 GHZ
MAXIMUM TURBO
BOOST
FREQUENCY
NOT
APPLICABLE
3.8GHZ 3.8GHZ 4.5 GHZ
INTEL TURBO
BOOST 2.0
3.0
INTEL HYPER
THREADING
(ONLY MOBILE
PROCESSORS)

11. SPECIFICATION COREi3 CORE i5 COREi7 CORE i9
BEST DESKTOP
PROCESSOR
INTEL CORE i3-
2130
INTEL CORE i5-
2550K
INTEL CORE i7-
3930K
INTEL CORE i9-
10900K
BEST MOBILE
PROCESSOR
INTEL CORE i3-
2370M
INTEL CORE i5-
25450M
INTEL CORE i7-
2860QM
INTEL CORE i9-
10980K
MAXIMUM
SMART CACHE
SIZE
3MB 6MB 12MB 20MB