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The Intel Core i7 Processor is a top of the line quad-core processor. The games you're referring to are probably referring to dual-core processors. A 1.73 ghz i7 is significantly faster than a 2.4 ghz i3. Don't worry, you're good to go.
In the Windows 8 computer, it has an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz 3.40 GHz.. Intel is the brand and company of the processor, Core i7-2600 is the model of the processor, and 3.40 GHz is the speed of the processor.