Is it worth upgrading to i5 6500 from i3 6100

[Heda97]

Hey, I built a pc over the summer with an i3 6100, I still havent gotten around to the graphics card so will probably pick up a gtx1060 sometime soon. Someone offered to pay me $100 CAD for my used i3 6100, should I sell it and upgrade to the i5? Will it really be worth it? Im going to be using this pc for gaming. thanks

 

[Dikyashi]

i5 will definitely help with your gaming build.i3 becomes a bottle neck in gaming.The extra cores on i5 will definitely help you.

 

[Zerk2012]

it depends on the game . more single threaded games the i3 with the higher clock speed is best better optimized games the i5 is best.

 

[Ecky]

I would not sell a 6100 for $100 ca. It's practically a new CPU and you'd be taking a $50 hit to its value. On eBay, the cheapest i3 6100 is going for $134 (ca) right now:

http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_nkw=i3+6100&_sop=15

 

[jaguarskx]

Generally speaking, it is worth upgrading from the Core i3-6100 to the i5-6200 especially if you play games that can make use of more than 2 cores.

The price for a new i3-6100 seems to range from $150 - $160 CAD. If you want to sell it to that person, then try to negotiate the price up to $120 CAD; more or less.

While you can list it on ebay to probably get a higher price, don't forget about fees that you must pay like listing fees, perhaps transaction fees (PayPal definitely charges such a fee, $5 USD last time I was paid via PayPal) and also the cost to package and ship the CPU to the buyer.