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Employee
‎07-22-2011 03:18 PM
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I am looking at a computer with a pentium and one with the i3. The difference I see is only .1MHz in speed. I don't believe this is worth $50 more. What am I missing between the two processors?

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‎07-22-2011 08:20 PM
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may u tell us the complete reference of both processors? anyway there is a comparison tool at intel webpage.

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‎07-23-2011 06:07 AM
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try http://ark.intel.com http://ark.intel.com

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‎07-23-2011 07:09 AM
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Core i3 processors have HyperThreading technology, that should make your computer somewhat faster in multi-threading applications. They may have other additional features, like SSE4 or AES instructions, but it's not possible to tell exact differences without knowning what Core i3 and Pentium processors you're looking at.

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