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BECE204L- Microprocessors and Microcontrollers

Digital Assignment
Name- Dev Vijay
Reg. No.- 22BEC0831

1. Assume you plan to purchase a laptop for your educational purposes. The available laptops
in the showroom are Intel’s i3, i5, and i7 processors. Compare and contrast the features of
these processors and finalize the processor you decided to purchase. Write a comment on
the reason for choosing that particular processor.

Assignment report should contain information as shown below

a) Comparison of different processors.
S.No Features i3 processor i5 processor i7 processor
1. Performance Entry-level Mid-range High-performance option
performance performance with superior processing
suitable for basic offering better power for demanding tasks
computing tasks multitasking like gaming, video editing,
capabilities and and content creation
moderate
productivity
2. Clock Speed Lower base and Moderate base and Higher base and boost
boost clock speeds boost clock speeds, clock speeds, delivering
compared to i5 and providing better superior performance for
i7 performance than i3 intensive tasks
3. Integrated Basic integrated Improved integrated Enhanced integrated
Graphics graphics suitable graphics graphics providing better
for everyday performance for gaming and multimedia
computing tasks smoother visuals in performance compared to i3
and light gaming games and and i5
multimedia tasks
4. Price Generally the most Mid-range pricing, Mid-range pricing, offering
affordable option offering a good a good balance between
among the three balance between performance and
performance and affordability
affordability
5. Memory Supports dual- Similar to i3, Supports dual-channel or
Support channel DDR4 supports dual- quad-channel DDR4
memory channel DDR4 memory configurations,
configurations memory, offering providing even higher
better memory memory bandwidth for
bandwidth for demanding tasks
improved
performance
 6. Overclocking Limited or no Some models may Generally offers better
Capability overclocking offer limited overclocking potential,
support overclocking especially in "K" series
capabilities, processors, allowing users to
allowing users to push performance beyond
boost performance stock settings.
slightly
7. Chipset Compatible with Compatible with Compatible with mid-range
Compatibility mainstream mainstream and to high-end chipsets
chipsets such as mid-range chipsets including Z490 and Z590,
H310, B360, and like B460, H470, offering more features and
H410 and Z490 overclocking support
8. Virtualization Supports basic Enhanced Offers advanced
Support virtualization virtualization virtualization capabilities,
features for support compared to including Intel VT-d for
running virtual i3, suitable for more improved I/O performance
machines advanced in virtualized environments
virtualization tasks
9. Security Basic security Enhanced security Additional security features
Features features such as features including such as Intel Identity
Intel Trusted Intel Software Protection Technology (IPT)
Execution Guard Extensions for hardware-based
Technology (TXT) (SGX) for authentication and
for enhanced protecting select protection against identity
security in code and data theft
enterprise
environments

b) Conclusion.
Given these factors, if my budget allows, I would choose an i5 processor for my educational
purposes. It strikes a good balance between performance and price, making it suitable for a wide
range of tasks without breaking the bank. Additionally, the i5 processor provides enough power to
handle most educational software and multitasking scenarios effectively, ensuring a smooth
experience throughout my studies.

Comment:
I chose the Intel Core i5 processor because it strikes the right balance between performance and affordability
for my educational needs. It provides enough power to handle multitasking and moderate productivity tasks
without breaking the bank.