Eli5: How are i5 processors able to compete with i9 processors

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I always thought bigger number = better in the terms of pc components. Recently ive learned i5s can compete with i9s. I saw a post one day that said “i could replace your processors with i3’s and almost none of you would even notice”

How does this work?

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Two things, you have to know what generation of processor you have, sure a i9 gen 13 is much better then a i5 gen.13 but a i9 gen 5 is definitely not better then a i5 gen 13. Higher gen means newer tech and computer tech have changed quite a bit over the years.

Second, this quote “i could replace your processors with i3’s and almost none of you would even notice” is probably referring to people who does not use processor intensive tasks which is probably most people, sure a higher i number can handle more but if you only scroll the web then it is never going to use that extra performance making it the same as a lower i number.

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