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> there are just so many people who say they have an “i5” or “i7” without knowing what generation it is from. Since switching to laptops from building my own P
by rdtsc 4y ago
> there are just so many people who say they have an “i5” or “i7” without knowing what generation it is from.
Since switching to laptops from building my own PCs from parts I stopped following CPU models directly. I knew i3 was "weaker" than i5, and i5 "weaker" than i7. But remember getting an "i5" 10 years and they are still selling them. Shouldn't it be up to i15 by now? It would have been better to have some suffix or prefix letters "Pro", or "Super" to indicate tiers.
- wmf 4y agoBMW is also still selling the 5 series.
- Dylan16807 4y agoCars don't double in performance over the course of five years.
- speedgoose 4y agoThe BMW i3 when from 22kWh to 42kWh in a few years but that’s a bit the exception.
- aaronbrethorst 4y agoBMW 5-series with an ICE engine vs BMW i3 EV. Apples and oranges.
- speedgoose 4y agoBoth are fruits you can eat.
- gambiting 4y agokWh is measure of battery capacity not performance.
- speedgoose 4y agoYes, battery capacity is the main thing when you compare early EVs. I think the amont of energy the battery can generate and how fast the car can drive a long distance does fit the performance definition, but I agree it’s not the classic definition of comparing the speed on a tiny segment. On short distances, the 22kWh version is actually a bit faster because the battery is slightly lighter.
- fulafel 4y agoIt's a dimension of performance, like many others. But lifecycle CO2 footprint is currently the most important performance metric of cars from the holistic pov.
- ecnahc515 4y agoWell, they're selling the ~ 2022 BMW 5 Series or the 20223 BMW 5 series. The year is part of it. That's not the case for CPUs.
- wmf 4y agoIntel also has the generation number in the model number. Honestly I don't think they need i3/i5/i7.