dx12 will 'enable' all cores in gaming, so it's no more single core or 2-4 core games. dx12 will change a lot of things. i never said 83** is better..besides everyone knows that intel>amd(at least for now 😛). try playing a game while streaming and record and listening to music with a 4 core and u ll see the difference. yes the i5 putperforms the 83** in all games for 1/3 more money (at least here) and for what? 10+- fps more.unless u re an fps freak it s not worth it, for me always