Which upgrade from 3210M

[AKNova7]

Hello everyone. I currently have a 35 watt, 22nm laptop with a removable i5-3210M (checked my manual to make sure of this). I would like to buy a decent upgrade model, but I'm not sure which one exactly I can get. Can someone tell me how much of a difference I would gain from the following processors in terms of percentages? (So it's easier, as it's not in frames, or per game, etc)

i5-3320M
i5-3360M
i7-3520M (Don't let the 7 Trick you, Dual Core.)

Thanks in advance.

Links to all processors on notebook check (in order).

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-3320M-Notebook-Processor.74457.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-3360M-Notebook-Processor.74447.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-3520M-Notebook-Processor.74446.0.html

Of course, I plan on most likely waiting until Haswell and the new 2013 Ivy Bridge Dual Cores come out with the hope being a drop in market price, but it'd be nice to know which of these is a proper upgrade before then. Oh, and of course, a link to my current processor.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-3210M-Notebook-Processor.74458.0.html

Thanks again.

[DefenderX]

I'd go for the Dual Core i7

[admin89]

+100MHz and more cache and more heat ain't worth 100$

[DefenderX]

Well, if he has enough money... Why not?

[admin89]

I bet he will get 1->2 FPS+ with i7 (Depending on the games , on demanding games he will see zero difference) . Throw 100$ for that small boost is really worth it ?
For 300$ price range , he could go with a very powerful quad core i7 (if his mobo support it)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-INTEL-IVY-BRIDGE-i7-3820QM-CPU-2-70GHZ-turbo-3-7Ghz-QS-FREE-UPS-DHL-SERVICE-/261145880861?pt=CPUs&hash=item3ccd81e91d
When Intel Haswell is released , you may get an extreme edition i7 for only 400$ , price will drop to 200$ next year
Edit : Not 200$ but 300$ , 200$ is Intel i7 920XM . For Example :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Fast-2nd-Gen-Intel-Core-i7-2920XM-Extreme-SR02E-2-5-3-5GHz-Quad-Not-ES-/370750340896?pt=CPUs&hash=item5652713f20
http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-i7-2920XM-3-5GHz-quad-QS-mobile-CPU-processor-for-65-chipset-upgrademonkey-/160793447315?pt=CPUs&hash=item2570094b93

[AKNova7]

Hm. Let's say that I bring the i7-3612QM Quad Core into the equation. How much performance bonus will I get from LLE on thread?

I tried it out by comparing single core mode FPS and Single Core with LLE on own thread mode and got significant speedups, around 10FPS or so on Soul Calibur II. Would it probably produce the same effect for Two Cores + LLE on thread? Apparently the QM is good for PCSX2 as well, so this would be great if this would work.

[admin89]

Afaik , LLE on Thread provide a small speed boost for Quad Core CPU (Some users said they didn't notice any difference at all)
Leave LLE on thread aside . If you upgrade from a dual core CPU to a quad core CPU , you will get 15-20% speed boost because you will leave 2 cores for background processing
Although i7 3612QM is fast but still not worth it . IMO , you should aim for i7 3820QM or better CPU

[AKNova7]

(02-04-2013, 02:52 AM)admin89 Wrote: Afaik , LLE on Thread provide a small speed boost for Quad Core CPU (Some users said they didn't notice any difference at all)
Leave LLE on thread aside . If you upgrade from a dual core CPU to a quad core CPU , you will get 15-20% speed boost because you will leave 2 cores for background processing
Although i7 3612QM is fast but still not worth it . IMO , you should aim for i7 3820QM or better CPU

I wish. 3820QM has a higher TDP than my computer was made for. It's an Envy model Pavilion, so it's made for efficient power. If that processor was in the equation, I wouldn't even have had to make this thread. lol