i5 vs i7 in Streaming

[PC-NOOB]

I know that ingame fps isn't affected by hyperthreading.

But when streaming, can the performance loss be reduced with an i7

[Excon]

Yes, an i7 would be a huge advantage

[arielfall]

Depends on the game. Anything game fairly modern with decent multithreading you will want an i7.

[nokturrduk84]

Depends on the game. Anything game fairly modern with decent multithreading you will want an i7.

This!

i7 fight to win!!!

[bbqsauce]

i would say the i5 can handle streaming, but the i7 will do better.

[coen113]

i vote for the i5, because the i7 is much more expensive

[Degraximus]

i5 is a good value for gor gaming, but not for streaming which requires extra cores. If you have the money go for the i7. If not sacrafice more powerfull gpu for a slower one.

[harrynowl]

Use QuickSync on the i5.