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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There’s “better” and there is “good enough”. Even a i3 is “good enough” that most people woudn’t notice the difference when browsing the web and writing emails to grandma or streaming cat videos or typing up a Word document for the boss. Probably 95% of the PCs out there probably just get used for light home and office use, rather than running Cyberpunk in 4K or modeling in Blender.

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