Desperately need tech advice re: applecare replacement (i5 vs i7)

Hi guys,
Long story short, apple have finally agreed to replace my faulty 27 inch iMac 2.8Ghz i7 with a 27 inch 2.9Ghz i5 iMac. They are trying to tell me that the new model is "much faster" even though I paid for the initial uplift to an i7 when I purchased my Mac a couple of years ago.
Can someone please give me some technical input as to whether or not I will actually be losing out on speed? I cannot see how a new i5 is better than an i7??
HELP!!!

It looks like Apple is going to give you a newer model than the one you have now, so it's possible that you will receive a faster Mac than the one you have now.
All Intel Core i7 processors that Apple installs on Macs are quad-core, and the Intel Core i5 processor that your new iMac has got is Quad-Core, too, so you won't experience an enormous difference in performance. Furthermore, as the Intel Core i5 is of a newer model, it may be faster. Another important feature is the graphic card, that may be much better on the new iMac respecting to your old one.
In this case, I think that you will get a better performance on the iMac you are going to receive than the performance that the old computer gives you now

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No one has been able to help me solve this problem even geeks on call
So please out there give me some good advice. This feels like a level 5
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