i5 or i7?

[Charlise]

Is it really necessary to get an i7 if you're just into gaming? Or will an i5 be a great gaming CPU?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

i5 is perfect for gaming.

 

[Charlise]

So an i7 is an overkill for gaming?

 

[why_wolf]

the i7 provides little to no improvement for gaming. This may change once DX12/Vulcan become the default for game design and designers uses it properly. But for now the i5 is the sweet spot, you're better off spending the difference on a better GPU.

 

[Ecky]

Depends. An i7 is probably more appropriate for those shooting for 120-144fps, but an i5 is generally more than adequate for 60hz / 60fps gaming.

 

[dudeman509]

If you plan to stream while gaming, the i7 makes sense. If you're planning on gaming while really doing nothing else intensive in the background, an i5 is great.

 

[xapoc]

you can see the difference is +/- 10fps, also if the game utilized multi threading then it will scale higher for i7, outside of that i5 is still very viable option

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[Dark Lord of Tech]

If primarily Gaming , i5 is more than sufficient.

 

[sizzling]

My view is i7 if aiming for 100+ fps otherwise i5 is a great choice

 

[Deleted member 2166502]

If you are budgeting, or just want o play a game, the i5 is more than enough, especially with the better models.. However, want to future-proof your system for a few years, or oc and get crazy fps, you'll want an i7. Hope this answers your question.