Choosing between ga h270 d3h + i5 7400 and ga h370 d3h + i3 8100

[Seigen]

Since I am on a tight budget, I can't decide which set up should I choose. I am a 3d renderer and visualizer. I often use 3ds max, sketch up at auto cad (and planning to have revit). I read somewhere that i3 8100 and i5 7400, have the same number of cores and almost have the same fire power. I am also not sure which does give more value for money. So please help me decide.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

The 8100 is the better buy, but not by much. Both are very similar in performance. Both are quad cores and both have the same basic architecture. But the 8100 has a base frequency of 3.6ghz and not turbo. Whereas the 7400 has a base of 3ghz and a turbo of 3.5ghz. So the 8100 has a little higher clockspeeds.

Userbenchmark shows a 9% increase in performance, not sure if you will get that bump in all of your applications though.

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7400-vs-Intel-Core-i3-8100/3886vs3942

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Have you considered AMD? I dont know your budget, but the extra threads on a Ryzen 5 CPU will be a boos in 3d rendering. There will be an additional cost for a GPU, but it may be worth it down the road.

 

[Seigen]

And i3 8100 is cheaper. I think I'll go with the i3 8100 set up. Thanks for the suggestion but I think I'll stick with this build.