1st generation quad-core i7 vs 3rd generation core i3/i5 - Buying Laptop - Intel i7 - CPUs

I have to compare these two mobile cpus. I'm confused because the benchmark results for the latest core-i5 or even 2nd generation are way too above the old core-i7. How much difference will it make with two additional cores in core i7 but low benchmark re

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