Intel loves to name their CPUs after i3, i5, i7, i9, etc. . I am personally one of the “computer buyers” that look past the “i” and do some more research on the actual model of the CPU, and we will go over why.

Reason Number 1: Generation matters more

Sure, Intel i9 CPUs are universally good, but what about older i7s and i5s and i3s? More looking-in-to should be done on many processors that were released in different generations.

TRIVIA: Do you think that the Intel i3-12100f or the i7-6700 is better.

(Spoilers: the Intel i3-12100f is better than the i7-6700)

Reason Number 2: It is usually used as a scam

So many people online and on local marketplaces like to use the i as a way to say “I am better than the rest.”

There is usually always that guy that posts “i7 Computer” but then it is a second generation i7. Many of the unknowing customers buy the computer and think it is a good deal, when they could have gotten a much better pc with a newer i3 processor. It is mostly a marketing scheme.

Overall, the “i” scheme is true to an extent. Of course an i7-12700 is better than an i3-12100. Just make sure you do some research. My favorite tool (unsponsored) is userbenchmark.com, with cpu.userbenchmark.com for CPUs and gpu.userbenchmark.com for GPUs. This website has a pretty big database that can have a “versus” comparison for computer components. Go check it out if you do not know about it already.