I3-6100 vs I-5 6400

[Rock04]

Is the I-5 worth the extra money since it's lower frequency?

[aeroencychris]

If you're asking if it will perform better, yes. Frequency isn't everything.

I'd say the 6500 is a better deal but that's personal taste

[ImperialSteele]

4 minutes ago, cdsboy2000 said:

I'd say the 6500 is a better deal but that's personal taste

 

How is it a personal taste? They look the same, and performance is fact? Just wondering lol..

[Rock04]

I3 is $120, I5 is $180. Is the 5 worth the extra $60 or 30 percent. 

[aeroencychris]

21 minutes ago, ImperialSteele said:

 

How is it a personal taste? They look the same, and performance is fact? Just wondering lol..

A lot of people say the increase in clock speed isn't worth the cost difference. I think it is.

[BenoitWW]

all i5 6 gens have the same value, just increased performance as you go higher up. you will experience much more benefits from an i5, it just depends if you have the budget

[rn8686]

19 minutes ago, Rock04 said:

I3 is $120, I5 is $180. Is the 5 worth the extra $60 or 30 percent. 

The i5 is a much better choice, some games wont even launch with only 2 cores (Try to push for the 6500 if you can). 

[Rock04]

Ok, was thinking of building a low budget build but if it doesn't work, it's useless.  So now need to cut gpu budget I think to get better CPU. I do love my 5-6600k with m2 boot. So fast

[lettuce head]

3 hours ago, Rock04 said:

Ok, was thinking of building a low budget build but if it doesn't work, it's useless.  So now need to cut gpu budget I think to get better CPU. I do love my 5-6600k with m2 boot. So fast

the 6400 is definitely worth the money compared to the 6100. having 2 more physical cores in today's pc world is a huge deal when we're talking 2 cores to 4. I personally think the 6400 is very underclocked for where it is and think the 6500 is a better chip overall, but if youre going for budget, the 6400 should do nicely and would open up the wallet just a bit more than it would be with a 6500.

that pricepoint is a really fun one to build in. there are a lot of options here nowadays between not only ^^ cpu's but the gpu selection is so great, ranging from the 1050 to the rx470 and 6gb gtx 1060. should be a great build.