Intel Processors Comparison – Part 1 of 16

Core 2 Duo vs Core 2 Quad vs Core i7 vs Core i5 vs Core i3

Several people have been asking me this question and I had this research pending for a quite a few days now. In this article, I will discuss about the comparison between different processor technologies by Intel. This looks like a very technical question but when you go to buy a desktop or a laptop computer, this turns out to be a core question.

To make things look simple I’ve broken this introduction down into following topics. You can go ahead and read the section that interests you the most.

1. Intel Processor Comparison – Introduction (This Page)
2. Want a faster PC, get more RAM first
3. Processor Flashback
4. Hyper Threading Technology
5. Difference between Thread and Process
6. Difference between Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad
7. Difference Between Core 2 Duo and Core i3
8. Difference Between Core 2 Quad and Core i5
9. Intel Turbo Boost Technology
10. Difference Between Core i3 and Core i5
11. Difference Between Core i5 and Core i7
12. Differences Between Core 2 and Core i Technologies
13. Difference Between FSB and DMI
14. Difference Between Smart Cache and L2 Cache
15. Processor Comparison Bottom Line
16. Processor Comparison Table