I have always spec’d out my computer for longevity. To me i5 are decent when new and with basic software on them. After 3 years they start to get bloated and really slow down. I think this is by design. New this new that upgrade this upgrade that. I look at cost per year of use. If you go to a higher processor and a bump in ram will you get a couple more years of satisfactory use. I recently added a couple of midi keyboard devices and realized I had no more USB ports. Easy add a hub but some usb device do not like a hub. I had bought a full tower and was able to add a 4 port 3.0 expansion board for the price of a hub. So if you divide years of service by investment which was better. I5 or i7 Also factor in years of irritation watching the wheel spin when a process has taken over the system. Buying the fastest cpu and most ram rarely pays you back example being the i7-7700 and win11. Microsoft’s thank you to its loyal customers.


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