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I am looking at building a PC that would be used as a HTPC, light productivity work, and very light gaming. Maybe some real light/basic CAD on Fusion 360. I have related post on the CPU forum inquiring about whether the Pentium G5500, i3 7100, or i3 8100 would be best. The consensus seems to...

I am looking to build a PC. Mostly a HTPC - some light gaming. I'm trying to decide between the Pentium G5500 and the i3 7100. The i3 7100 is currently $33 more then the G5500 - but is still in budget. Spec wise they are quite similar. The 7100 has a very slightly higher clock (3.9 vs...