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i5 5250U vs i3 6100U

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I'm deciding between 2 Intel NUCs, which one should i pick? The i5 has a better CPU but the i3 has a better GPU... I will be using it for extremely large excel spreadsheets on a 4k monitor.

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A better cpu would make a bigger difference in Excel.

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I'm deciding between 2 Intel NUCs, which one should i pick? The i5 has a better CPU but the i3 has a better GPU... I will be using it for extremely large excel spreadsheets on a 4k monitor.

Better CPU.

COMPUTER: Mobile Battlestation  |  CPU: INTEL I7-8700k |  Motherboard: Asus z370-i Strix Gaming  | GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW ACX 3.0 | Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. b |  PSU: Corsair SF600 | HDD: Samsung 860 evo 1tb

 

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