i5 2400 vs i5 3470

[srze.game]

Hello, i bought my PC 4-5 years ago, Dell Optiplex 380 with Pentium Dual Core E5800, 4 GB RAM. I used it for office work. Few months ago, i bought GT 1030 GPU. My CPU cant keep up to the GT 1030, its just a big bottleneck. I currently dont have much money, but i found 2 pcs that are pretty cheap.
1. i5 3470, 8 GB RAM, 500GB HDD for 190 Euros.
2. i5 2400, 8 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD for 125 Euros.
What do you think is better?
(I will use this PC for office work, and for some gaming (Rising Storm 2 Vietnam, ...))

 

[Lutfij]

I'd go with the i5-3470.

 

[srze.game]

But, is the i5-3470 worth 60-65 euros more?

 

[King_V]

The performance difference between them is going to be fairly minimal, with the i5-3470 being slightly faster, and having somewhat lower power consumption.

Honestly, though, I don't personally think it's worth the extra money - the i5-2400 should do just fine.

 

[srze.game]

Found 1 more:
i5-2500, 8 GB RAM, 500GB HDD, for 140 euros.

 

[King_V]

Oh, I hadn't even noticed the smaller drive the first time.

If I were picking, I'd go with the last one, the 2500 with the 500GB hard drive for €140

 

[dontlistentome]

I'd get the i5 2400. I can't imagine any scenario where you'll notice a difference between these CPUs, especially when paired with a 1030. So I would not pay extra for the other ones. You can probably buy a better hard drive for less too. The only reason to choose based on hard drive is if it comes with a Windows key that you need.

 

[Lord Letto]

3470 is about 11-12% Faster than the 2400: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-2400-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3470/803vs2771
with the 2500, the 3470 only 2-3% Better: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-2500-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3470/m517vs2771
Besides the Performance, the 3470 is also a generation newer & more Energy Efficient, however as far is it being worth 50 Euro more than the 2500 i'm not sure.