Intel I3 vs I5

[Wishiwasdead]

so i have a couple friends that are either planing on building a new PC or upgrading their current PC... and im pretty good with knowing all the PC components except what CPU to go with at the $100, $150 and, $200 price range. I dont know if i should go with Pentium G series, or top of the line I3 or a cheaper I5... I know that I5 > I3 > Pentium but at these specific price ranges im kinda stuck at what one to go with....

 

currently this is what im considering let me know if im way off here of if these are good choices...

 

$100ish price range

I3-4130

i know its about $130 but i just dont if the Pentiums that are actually at $100 are any good...

 

$150ish price range

I3-4370

I5-4430

so is the higher end I3-43xx processors better then the lower end I5-44xx Processors?

 

$200ish price range 

I5-4590

I5-4670

I5-4690

I5-6400

I5-6500

This one is a bit confusing (for me at least...) because i havent ever dealt with the 1151 socket or the mobo chipsets that the I5-6xxx work with.... and again the higher end I5-45xx or the I5-46xx?

 

i've watch a few of Linus' videos on this but some of them are a year or two old now (or more) and i dont even know if something newer has come out since then....

also... the prices ranges arnt like set in stone... if there is a CPU that is WAY better then these for like $50-$100ish more then i can work with that too...

[Indus Monk]

i5 4440 is the way to go.... And what GPU will they be using?

[astranger200]

I bought an i3 and I love it (for $160 aud)

[Dabombinable]

so i have a couple friends that are either planing on building a new PC or upgrading their current PC... and im pretty good with knowing all the PC components except what CPU to go with at the $100, $150 and, $200 price range. I dont know if i should go with Pentium G series, or top of the line I3 or a cheaper I5... I know that I5 > I3 > Pentium but at these specific price ranges im kinda stuck at what one to go with....

 

currently this is what im considering let me know if im way off here of if these are good choices...

 

$100 price range

I3-4130

i know its about $130 but i just dont if the Pentiums that are actually at $100 are any good...

 

$150 price range

I3-4370

I5-4430

so is the higher end I3-43xx processors better then the lower end I5-44xx Processors?

 

$200 price range 

I5-4590

I5-4670

I5-4690

I5-6400

I5-6500

This one is a bit confusing (for me at least...) because i havent ever dealt with the 1151 socket or the mobo chipsets that the I5-6xxx work with.... and again the higher end I5-45xx or the I5-46xx?

 

i've watch a few of Linus' videos on this but some of them are a year or two old now (or more) and i dont even know if something newer has come out since then....

The cheapest i5 will always beat the most expensive i3. If you want any sort of longevity out of your computer, an i5 4440 is pretty much the minimum.

[TheKDub]

i5 > i3.

[Wishiwasdead]

i5 4440 is the way to go.... And what GPU will they be using?

the gpu varies... one of my friends wants the Cheapest gaming PC possible (he pretty much just plays Smite and a couple other games like that) and i told him the $130 ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti STRIX should be able to crush that game in 1080...

 

but a couple of my other friends want to be able to 4k game and/or play stuff like Battlefield, ESO, Ark, Arkage... im thinking the GTX 970 - GTX 980 TI for those...

[Indus Monk]

the gpu varies... one of my friends wants the Cheapest gaming PC possible (he pretty much just plays Smite and a couple other games like that) and i told him the $130 ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti STRIX should be able to crush that game in 1080...

 

but a couple of my other friends want to be able to 4k game and/or play stuff like Battlefield, ESO, Ark, Arkage... im thinking the GTX 970 - GTX 980 TI for those...

you sir, are thinking along the right lines.... For the 750ti:i3 for 4k i5 4460 + R9 390x

[Wishiwasdead]

you sir, are thinking along the right lines.... For the 750ti:i3 for 4k i5 4460 + R9 390x

ok for the cheap build with the 750ti the I3-4130? or the I3-4370? or a different one?

 

and what the hell is a R9 390x??? some sort of radeon card? id like to stick to Nvidia if i can... im very familiar with their products and software, and if im building them the PC / setting it up / helping them overclock or troubleshooting problems for them i'd be more useful in the Nvidia realm....

[Hiebly]

Pentium isn't worth getting IMO. Some modern games are completley unplayable due to the stuttering. The i5-4430 is definitely a better buy than the i3-4370. The only games where it will perform worse are a few MMOs, possibly some MOBAs... but either way you're looking at very good FPS. As for Skylake vs Haswell... whichever is cheaper. There is barely any performance delta so right now most people are still getting Haswell because the LGA 1150 boards are cheaper and DDR3 is cheaper than DDR4.

[Indus Monk]

ok for the cheap build with the 750ti the I3-4130? or the I3-4370? or a different one?

 

and what the hell is a R9 390x??? some sort of radeon card? id like to stick to Nvidia if i can... im very familiar with their products and software, and if im building them the PC / setting it up / helping them overclock or troubleshooting problems for them i'd be more useful in the Nvidia realm....

for the cheaper one... The 4130. And yes R9 390x is a radeon card. The 390x has 8gb of VRAM which will come in handy for 4k

[Nena Trinity]

i5 or get a AMD!

[Wishiwasdead]

ok so... no AMD or Radeon.... just stop right now.... 

 

but thanks for all the advice guys i think i got what i needed I3-4130 for cheap and I5-44xx for mid. 

[scobie56]

get an i5 its the i3 is only worth getting in a HTPC or a laptop

[i_build_nanosuits]

cheapest i3 if you can't afford cheapest i5.

[Wishiwasdead]

cheapest i3 if you can't afford cheapest i5.

thats a good  way to look at it.

[i_build_nanosuits]

thats a good  way to look at it.

yes, and with the prices right now it would be between these two, the i5 is a lot better though i recommend you save until you afford it!

i3-4170

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34170

i5-4460

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460