What's the price difference? Dolphin will not be able to take advantage of the extra cores in the i7, and the i5-3230M has a higher base clock speed. Couldn't find any info on IPC for either of these processors. The i7 has a few more features and multicore performance for general apps will be better. If Dolphin is the primary use and the prices are significantly different, I think the i5-3230M will perform as well as the first one. I can't say if they can do SMG2. I don't either either will do Zelda SS at 1080p.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-3610QM-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3230M
edit: I see the price difference. They're about the same if I'm not mistaken?
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-3610QM-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3230M
edit: I see the price difference. They're about the same if I'm not mistaken?
