i5 6500 or i3 6100

[Priam017]

Building a PC for Everyday use and light gaming [CS:GO]. Should I pick the Intel Core i5 6500 or the Intel core i3 6100?

[Aytex]

I5 6500 hands down

[KezzaMcFezza]

i5 6500 has a fantastic price to performance ratio.

[ybriK]

6500, therefore you won't be saying "damn if only I had 4 physical cores to perform this task much more efficient" or "damn my GPU is being limited by this 6300 in this particular game" in the future.

[cpuwaiy]

the extra $$ for the I5 6500 is an insurance policy against you wanting to upgrade later on

[Moonzy]

i5 6500 if you can afford it comfortably

 

though it depends

 

if you have to drop your gpu from a r9 380 to something like a 750ti, dont `-`

[jett473]

1 hour ago, DragonWingX24 said:

Everyone's saying i5-6500. It's a great choice but it's meant for more intensive games where it would really shine.

Though anyone can run CS:GO on a potato. If you're just going to be playing CS:GO, stick with the i3-6100. If you're going to upgrade, and going to be playing AAA titles, then go with an i5-6500.

I mean, I run CS:GO 120-200fps. w/ GTX 750 Ti and FX-6300. 

agreed, it really depends on what all he intends to play, anything can run CS:GO so it wouldn't be worth the extra money, but if he's gonna end up playing even something like Dark Souls 3, i would go for the i5. 

[jett473]

6 minutes ago, DragonWingX24 said:

exactly

i think everyone just generally says, "hey! that one works better overall so go for it!!" but don't consider the situation all too much.

[vagabond139]

The i3 6100 for CS:GO and light gaming. Sure a i5 would be better but you really aren't going to notice the difference between them in CS:GO and other "light" games.