Gaming CPU needed

[acercon]

i5 4400 or 8350?

Mostly for gaming and some use of premier 

[Amazingasian]

^^^^ Mostly for gaming and some use of premier 

Neither.  Xeon E3 1231 V3.

[Swndlr]

4440

[TheKDub]

Intel, either the i5 or an xeon.

[WoodenMarker]

Neither.  Xeon E3 1231 V3.

Pretty unnecessary to spend more when a cheaper option works.

 

Either could work but the i5 4400 would be better.

[Amazingasian]

Pretty unnecessary to spend more when a cheaper option works.

 

Either could work but the i5 4400 would be better.

The xeon would cut down rendering times because of the Hyperthreading.

[Froggytv]

As these guys have said, you should get the Xeon 1231v3 as it'll be the best of both worlds in that price range for gaming and rendering.

[arniks8]

If you need extra performance for rendering, then Xeon. If not, then i5.

[Nena Trinity]

i5 is more compatible with the majority of games but in pure power FX beats it, my advice is if you will swap CPU later the i5 is the safer bet because i7-4790K!

[typographie]

The xeon would cut down rendering times because of the Hyperthreading.

 

The fact that the OP gave two options suggests a budget limitation, or at least a preferred budget. That Xeon is $60–70 more than either option.

 

Plus, not everyone who renders an occasional video actually needs an i7 or Xeon to do it. If you're not doing it professionally, waiting an extra few minutes for it isn't really a crisis. "Some use of premier" doesn't sound like someone who needs a workstation.

[Darkseth]

xeon > i5 > FX.

 

The Intel will hold frames much better, than the FX CPU in most games.

 

The stronger your GPU, the higher the difference between those CPUs.

[iHardware Shelden]

Seeing you do some editing and gaming I would say get a Xeon E3 or save up and get an i7 4790k or even 6700k. Another option you have is get the 8350 or even FX 6300 and use the money you would save from getting the i5 or i7 and put it more into the GPU which will scale better in games and if you go Nvidia you have CUDA to work with (going to get shot down by saying this) but in your case don't get the i5 for video editing, especially the locked one. This is coming from personal experience with customers and you will not be happy with your purchase in the future. Assuming you don't already have the GPU put more money into it and get an FX cpu since you will benefit from the more cores and faster overall GPU performance.

 

 

Edit: more information from the OP will help us give you a better overall recommendation.

 

What games are you playing?

 

How much more are you gaming than editing? (Ex: 20% editing 80% Gaming)

 

Are you building an entire new system? (do you have a GPU already? If so what GPU is it? and if not what are you planning on getting?)

 

 

 

 

Just in general more information can allow you to get the best answer and not one that will be regretted down the road.   

[BLCT]

I would say 8350, it will help alot if you plan on streaming my friend.

[Hyperthread]

i5 4400 or 8350?

Mostly for gaming and some use of premier 

8350, it has more cores and a higher clock speed. you want to make sure that it is cooled correctly for best preformance

[acercon]

Seeing you do some editing and gaming I would say get a Xeon E3 or save up and get an i7 4790k or even 6700k. Another option you have is get the 8350 or even FX 6300 and use the money you would save from getting the i5 or i7 and put it more into the GPU which will scale better in games and if you go Nvidia you have CUDA to work with (going to get shot down by saying this) but in your case don't get the i5 for video editing, especially the locked one. This is coming from personal experience with customers and you will not be happy with your purchase in the future. Assuming you don't already have the GPU put more money into it and get an FX cpu since you will benefit from the more cores and faster overall GPU performance.

 

 

Edit: more information from the OP will help us give you a better overall recommendation.

 

What games are you playing?

 

How much more are you gaming than editing? (Ex: 20% editing 80% Gaming)

 

Are you building an entire new system? (do you have a GPU already? If so what GPU is it? and if not what are you planning on getting?)

 

 

 

 

Just in general more information can allow you to get the best answer and not one that will be regretted down the road.   

Thanks for your response! yea i am helping a friend build a super budget pc and i came up with i5 4400 and R9 380, The most demanding games he will be playing is probably GTA V although it will change, as for % it will be 80% gaming and 20% rendering