Faster CPU or SSD?

[UnspeC5d]

I would like my question to be short, so :

Should I get an i3 8100 with a SSD or an i5 8400 with a 500 GB HDD?

I suppose an i5 with the HDD can be upgraded to SSD later on, but if I get an i3, I can get the motherboard which has 4 RAM slots (which is releasing supposedly on April 2) instead of the motherboard with two RAM slots if I go to the i5.

Which one would be a better configuration?

 

PS I am a programmer and a student

[VEXICUS]

6 minutes ago, UnspeC5d said:

I would like my question to be short, so :

Should I get an i3 8100 with a SSD or an i5 8400 with a 500 GB HDD?

I suppose an i5 with the HDD can be upgraded to SSD later on, but if I get an i3, I can get the motherboard which has 4 RAM slots (which is releasing supposedly on April 2) instead of the motherboard with two RAM slots if I go to the i5.

Which one would be a better configuration?

 

PS I am a programmer

Fr programming....go with ryzen 5 2400g paired with ASRock b350 pro4 + 16gb ram....

 

Well what's ur budget ND location though....

I can compile a better build fr u..

 

[Jurrunio]

I'd rather wait and save the money for putting an 8400 into a 4 DIMM mobo and an SSD

[UnspeC5d]

55 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

Fr programming....go with ryzen 5 2400g paired with ASRock b350 pro4 + 16gb ram....

 

Well what's ur budget ND location though....

I can compile a better build fr u..

 

The budget is $550 and the Ryzen 5 2400G in my country is way too overpriced.

And then this thing : http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-2400G-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G/m433194vsm441832

Thanks for your reply

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5 minutes ago, UnspeC5d said:

The budget is $550 and the Ryzen 5 2400G in my country is way too overpriced.

And then this thing : http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-2400G-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G/m433194vsm441832

Thanks for your reply

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($179.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $548.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-24 06:01 EDT-0400

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1 minute ago, vexicus365 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($179.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $548.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-24 06:01 EDT-0400

Also ryzen is more futureproof