make over performance or performance over make

[The un known]

I picked out an Intel i5-4590 and an i3-4170 to use with my new gaming computer build..

Now I was looking at both of their specifications and I see that the i3 has a higher clock speed than an i5, but an i5 has more memory than the i3, and now I can't decide which one to use :/

 

[kanewolf]

If you look at the ARK page for the i5-4590 and the ARK page for the i3-4170 you will see that the i5 has 4 physical cores supporting 4 threads and the i3 has 2 physical cores supporting 4 threads. Physical cores are ALWAYS better.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-4170+%40+3.70GHz
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4590+%40+3.30GHz

 

[sammy sung]

i3-4170:

- 2 Physical Cores with Hyperthreading technology, resulting in 4 Threads.
- Clocked higher, nominally.
- Locked chip, meaning you cannot overclock it.
- 54W TDP

i5-4590:

- 4 Physical Cores without Hyperthreading technology.
- Nominal Clock is still progressive enough.
- Locked chip, meaning you cannot overclock it.
- 84W TDP

The biggest difference between the chips is the four physical cores, as opposed to two physical and two logical. While the extra threads are nice via hyperthreading(depending upon your specific task) they're no substitute for actual cores. The i5 will outperform the i3 in games that make use of more than two threads.