Core i5 6400

[skyeflakes]

im going to be upgrading my core i3 6100 to an i5 but im on a budget. is the i5 6400 worth it? i read it is only 2.7 in terms of clock speed and boosts up 3.3. will it be good for 1080p gaming? i will also be upgrading to a gtx 1060 if my money is enough but if it is not, maybe i will be going for a rx 470 4gb. but the main question is the i5 6400 worth it? or will i have to bump up to the 6500? will there be a difference in terms of FPS? is it that big of a difference?

[Aytex]

6500/6400+1060 should be fine

[skyeflakes]

will there be much of a difference in terms of FPS with the 6400 and 6500? will an rx 470 be also good?

[Aytex]

Just now, skyeflakes said:

will there be much of a difference in terms of FPS with the 6400 and 6500? will an rx 470 be also good?

give or take ~4 fps

470 will be fine.

[HKZeroFive]

Personally, if you could bump it up to the i5 6500, I'd reckon that'd be the better choice. But the i5 6400 is still a solid pick.

 

Quad core i5s are great. You should see a boost in CPU-intensive games and higher minimum framerates and more consistent frametimes.

[skyeflakes]

i live in the philippines by the way and the difference by price is about $10 with the 6500 and the 6400

[Aytex]

1 minute ago, skyeflakes said:

i live in the philippines by the way and the difference by price is about $10 with the 6500 and the 6400

if its only $10 then go for the 6500

[skyeflakes]

thank you for the help  much appreciated.

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 hours ago, skyeflakes said:

i live in the philippines by the way and the difference by price is about $10 with the 6500 and the 6400

it's well worth it the 6500 is a fair bit faster...at least 10$ faster yes

[SteveGrabowski0]

For $10 more the 6500 over the 6400 is a no-brainer.