[SOLVED] i5 2400s or i5 3470T ?

[jaybarillo]

As the title says, which should i get?
I know they`re kinda old but i'm just kinda building this for my little brother. I am limited by my motherboard which is a DH61HO intel motherboard, so i cant get a much more powerful cpu with a tdp more than 65w. Dont wanna spent more my money by choosing i7 processors so i just limit my choices between i5 proc.

Specs.
i3 2120
dh61h0
4gb ddr3 ram ( thinking of upgrading to 8gb )
asus rx 570

 

[JQB45]

How much will the parts cost you?

 

[JQB45]

Never mind, you definitely want the i5-2400 as its a quad core CPU. The 3470T is a dual core with hyper threading and its designed for lower power use.

Passmark - Benchmark comparison
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i5-3470T-vs-Intel-i5-2400-vs-Intel-i3-2120/824vs793vs752

 

[jaybarillo]

How much will the parts cost you?

the i5 2400s's $28 as the 3470t is $36

 

[jaybarillo]

Never mind, you definitely want the i5-2400 as its a quad core CPU. The 3470T is a dual core with hyper threading and its designed for lower power use.

Passmark - Benchmark comparison
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i5-3470T-vs-Intel-i5-2400-vs-Intel-i3-2120/824vs793vs752

uhmm.. just as a correction its a 2400 "s" not the 2400

 

[hftvhftv]

Get the i5 2400S, it has 4 cores, rather than 2 cores and 4 threads.

 

[jaybarillo]

Get the i5 2400S, it has 4 cores, rather than 2 cores and 4 threads.

would it increase the performance from a i3 2120?

 

[hftvhftv]

would it increase the performance from a i3 2120?

Yes, as you would be going from a dual core CPU to a quad core CPU.