i7 930 vs i5 2500

[Jake L]

I have an i5 2400 and I use it for gaming mostly but my older brother give me a case cpu with an i7 930...which cpu should I keep? my i5 2400 or the i7 930? because I really want to sell one of the cpu in order to upgrade my gpu....please help..

 

[derekullo]

i7 is quadcore with hyperthreading @ 2.8 gigahertz stock
i5 is quadcore without hyperthreading @ 3.4 gigahertz stock

Id go with the i5 2400 if all you are doing is gaming.

The i7 might come out ahead in rendering.

 

[whassup]

An i7 930 can be overclocked to get more performance. Since the i5 2400 is a locked CPU overclock is pretty limited. Anyway the stock performance comparison between i7 940 vs i5 2400 is here at http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/46?vs=363 that can help you decide better....