intel Core i5 4430 vs i3 4170

[omfgitsrhys]

At my local second hand shop there is an i5 4430 going for £90. Second hand. Boxed.

The cheapest i3 4170 i can find online is £93.

Is it worth the risk?
Will i really see much performance gain from 4 cores in comparison with 2 hyper threaded cores?

 

[filippi]

For a specific gaming build this is a valid point.
For instance, for a Starcraft2 rig you should go i3-4170, for a GTA5 rig you should go i5-4430.
But for a general gaming rig i5 is the target. Its always worth.

 

[omfgitsrhys]

For a specific gaming build this is a valid point.
For instance, for a Starcraft2 rig you should go i3-4170, for a GTA5 rig you should go i5-4430.
But for a general gaming rig i5 is the target. Its always worth.

My part list atm (not all purchased yet)

i3 4170
Gtx 950 OC

any videos on youtube that have the same Cpu+gpu have got ultra settings at 1080p. This is why i'm 'ummng' at the situation. They also have an i5-4670k for £130.

 

[filippi]

Money enough i5 for sure.
i3-4170 is indeed a great budget gaming cpu.
New AAA games you will see good FPS because HT is amazing for games. Really is. Unbelievable but truth.
But i3 will be 100% cpu use all time while HT is doing the crazy work to keep those 4 threads going on.
i5 has 4 true cores. i5 will do things that i3 cannot: it will be reliable w/ 3-4 intense threaded games. This is worth the price tag.

 

[omfgitsrhys]

Money enough i5 for sure.
i3-4170 is indeed a great budget gaming cpu.
New AAA games you will see good FPS because HT is amazing for games. Really is. Unbelievable but truth.
But i3 will be 100% cpu use all time while HT is doing the crazy work to keep those 4 threads going on.
i5 has 4 true cores. i5 will do things that i3 cannot: it will be reliable w/ 3-4 intense threaded games. This is worth the price tag.

So it's better. Even used?

 

[filippi]

If you trust your local second hand shop yeah sure.
This i5-4670k will give you at least 15% performance gain. And you can eventually overclock for maybe 50% performance gain w/ the right motherboard/cpu cooler so its maybe worth for £40 more. You should consider it too.
But you could get a even better i5 4690K for £185 @amazon.uk so yeah i think you should go the cheaper i5 4430 for £90. Good deal.