i3 7100 or i5 7500

[jeb17]

i am planning to build my first PC either this spring or over the summer, i don't want to spend a whole pile money, probably  around 1200 Cnd max, i'm just wonder what cpu would be best for me. i plan on doing some gaming, and school work.

[Unexas.]

1 minute ago, jeb17 said:

i am planning to build my first PC either this spring or over the summer, i don't want to spend a whole pile money, probably  around 1200 Cnd max, i'm just wonder what cpu would be best for me. i plan on doing some gaming, and school work.

i5

[david cassar]

Just now, jeb17 said:

i am planning to build my first PC either this spring or over the summer, i don't want to spend a whole pile money, probably  around 1200 Cnd max, i'm just wonder what cpu would be best for me. i plan on doing some gaming, and school work.

The i3 is pretty bad value especially when the pentium g4560 performs very similar and costs less. I recommend waiting a bit and seeing how ryzen 5 will perform. It's going to release in the coming weeks and should perform pretty similar to the i5 while being overclockable.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, jeb17 said:

i am planning to build my first PC either this spring or over the summer, i don't want to spend a whole pile money, probably  around 1200 Cnd max, i'm just wonder what cpu would be best for me. i plan on doing some gaming, and school work.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.97 @ NCIX) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ PC Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($294.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $866.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-23 12:42 EDT-0400

[Princess Luna]

It is either g4560 or i5 7500 for cheaper locked CPU build, i3 is pointless right now and if you want high end the unlocked i5's pointless.

[Arcanekitten]

3 minutes ago, jeb17 said:

i am planning to build my first PC either this spring or over the summer, i don't want to spend a whole pile money, probably  around 1200 Cnd max, i'm just wonder what cpu would be best for me. i plan on doing some gaming, and school work.

I agree with @david cassar on this one, just wait for ryzen 5 and then see.

Ryzen 5/3 might cause a intel price drop and or plain better cpu's.

 

Also why compare a i5 with a i3? They aren't really comparable since one costs a 100 more than the other. 

[Brooksie359]

I don't know what pricing is like right now but the i5 6500 used to be cheaper and still better than the i5 7400