13" Retina MBP: i5 or i7 ?

[macaron95]

Hello,

I am considering buying a 13" MBP. Just wondering if the i7 is worth paying a premium over the i5 ?

both are quad cores and have turbo/HT

I think i'd rather focus on having 16 gb of ram than the i7 ?

thanks

 

[kschendel]

I agree, if you don't want to pay for both, get the extra memory. The i5/i7 difference is relatively small; if I remember right, the i7 boosts higher but the i5 has a higher base clock.

 

[cruisin]

Do you do any processing (anything that you need to wait for a progress bar)? If no you likely will not notice the difference, and the difference is minor at best.