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i7 vs i5 multitasking

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Let's say i wanna play Osu while CSGO is running in the background, my 4440 seems to be struggling with it. Would an upgrade to an i7 help a bunch in terms of FPS? 

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Why do you need a csgo in the background?

Like when im in dead cam and im bored..... 

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The main difference between an i5 and i7 is hyperthreading. Not a great deal of applications out there care about hyperthreading so the benefits to "regular" people are pretty much non-existent.

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The main difference between an i5 and i7 is hyperthreading. Not a great deal of applications out there care about hyperthreading so the benefits to "regular" people are pretty much non-existent.

But it would help if he wanted to run 2 games at once wouldn't it?

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Multiple cores would help but not hyperthreading. Unless the games are HT aware they simply ignore the "extra" virtual cores in the system.

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Why would anyone want to play 2 games at once anyway

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No dead cam in CSGO is going to last as long as a song in Osu...

he didn't say he was playing comp. In 12 v 12 or 16 v 16 casual servers it can last quite a while.

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The main difference between an i5 and i7 is hyperthreading. Not a great deal of applications out there care about hyperthreading so the benefits to "regular" people are pretty much non-existent.

Hmmm what apps benefits from hyperthreads? Video rendering ones?

 

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I need to be entertained constantly if not i would get cranky xD 

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