i5 vs i7

There seems to be a lot of debate over this- should we get the i5, or the i7 version of the m11x R2? What is the performance increase, specifically while overclocked, and how will this translate to games from shooters (bc2, mw2) to RTS games, etc.? I figure it would be helpful to condense some of the results into one thread here

 

once you pick a processor you can not change it out it is soldered onto the board so might as well go for the most you can afford. In gaming i think the i5 overclock and turboboost will give you same fps as i7 i think the gpu is the limiting factor at that point. You see i do not game 24/7 and use the laptop for multitasking like...resizing a HD video, while surfing the web and having a game running in windowed mode. In that case it is nice to have the i7 since you do not notice a lag. Just list night i was repairing some large files along with extraction and playing random games like blur, GTA iv EFLC, l4d2 and did not notice any issues in speed or FPS drops

 

I figure, but if it's just a very slight increase while overclocked, some might opt to save $150. So some benchmarks would be nice.

edit: i gotcha, so the i7 works really well. And that's really good to know . But how close will the i5 be?

And a few games, like bad company, are still limited by processor.

 

The i5 is very similar to the su series but overall i think it still has an edge once it is overclocked and hitting TB. If you look at the specs of the i7 and the su7300 playing gta IV EFLC TBOGT you will see the su7300 is peaking out on processing power and the bottle neck is the cpu since the game is so horribly optimized and a crap shoot port. The cpu is key in that game and just see the cpu usage and the i5 is slight more powerful but the i7 leaves plenty of headroom to go for cpu power.

aznguyen316, m11x r1 su7300 4gb ram

Here's my ballad of gay tony benchmark using same settings as faiz23. I had vehicle density at 17 if that matters heh.

Statistics
Average FPS: 15.49
Duration: 33.06 sec
CPU Usage: 97%
System memory usage: 76%
Video memory usage: 74%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1366 x 768 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Shadow Quality: High
Reflection Resolution: High
Water Quality: High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x16
Night Shadows: Off
View Distance: 20
Detail Distance: 10

Hardware
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
Video Driver version: 197.12
Audio Adapter: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
Genuine Intel(R) CPU U7300 @ 1.30GHz

File ID: TBoGT-Benchmark.cli



faiz23 m11x r2 i7 4gb ram (stock 8mb 5400rpm hd)

here is my results for the gta 4 i have a feeling like the nvidia is not kicking in. I installed the 257.21 Verde and the modded inf i checked under nvidia control panel and GTA EFLC is set to nvidia but benchmarks all say intel

Statistics
Average FPS: 17.70
Duration: 32.65 sec
CPU Usage: 60%
System memory usage: 73%
Video memory usage: 74%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1366 x 768 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Shadow Quality: High
Reflection Resolution: High
Water Quality: High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x16
Night Shadows: Off
View Distance: 20
Detail Distance: 10

Hardware
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Video Adapter: Intel(R) HD Graphics
Video Driver version: 8.17.12.5721
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU U 640 @ 1.20GHz

File ID: TBoGT-Benchmark.cli

 

"Here's my ballad of gay tony benchmark using same settings as faiz23. I had vehicle density at 17 if that matters heh."

Any way to see the benchmark on this with the i7 model?

 

i5 is significantly better then the su 7300. i7 is a bit faster then the i5. Depending on the oc/tb the i5/i7 will be equal if they are at the same clock. The i5/i7 at the same clock as the su7300 will still be faster.

 

this is my info i have the i7 except i have a 5400rpm right now my momentus xt comes in tomorrow

Statistics
Average FPS: 17.70
Duration: 32.65 sec
CPU Usage: 60%
System memory usage: 73%
Video memory usage: 74%



Look at how low the cpu usage is compared to the su7300


Statistics
Average FPS: 15.49
Duration: 33.06 sec
CPU Usage: 97%
System memory usage: 76%
Video memory usage: 74%

 

FPS wise, the framerate of i5 will prob be similar as i7.. if anything like 16FPS but the CPU usage will be better than the SU7300 due to the four threads as well. But it's not like you'll be multitasking too much while playing the game, but any bit helps.