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<blockquote data-quote="Scythe42" data-source="post: 1020217" data-attributes="member: 95833">Why i5 and not i3 for a desktop CPU? Why i5 has a better price/performance ratio compared to last generation i3?&nbsp;Simplest explanation:- i3 is a two core processor that can provide 4 &quot;hardware threads&quot;. i5 is true quad core.- i5 has an HD4000 integrated GPU which is pretty decent - you can even run post processing shaders. i3 has HD2500, which is not shining performance wise and supports D3D10.1 hardware level only.&nbsp;Core i3-3240 = about 115 EURCore i5-3330 = about 165 EUR&nbsp;So for 50 EUR difference you get a D3D 11 capabable GPU and two more cores. This is a good investment. And these are just the two main things for you.&nbsp;Price per core = 57,50 EUR for i3 and 41,25 EUR for i5. And now put a way better integrated GPU on top of it (if you not want to go dedicated...).&nbsp;i5 is just the better deal regardless how you look at it. Yes it costs more, but going i3 is saving on the wrong end.&nbsp;Why not AMD: too much power consumption and also runs too hot (power consumption is part of it) and whill be more noisy as you require more cooling. Not an option if the HTPC is in your living room. The higher costs for intel are amortized in 8-12 months on the power bill alone. &nbsp;Dedicated GPU: go AMD. The drivers and hardware is way more HTPC friendly from my experience in the last few years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scythe42, post: 1020217, member: 95833"] Why i5 and not i3 for a desktop CPU? Why i5 has a better price/performance ratio compared to last generation i3? Simplest explanation: - i3 is a two core processor that can provide 4 "hardware threads". i5 is true quad core. - i5 has an HD4000 integrated GPU which is pretty decent - you can even run post processing shaders. i3 has HD2500, which is not shining performance wise and supports D3D10.1 hardware level only. Core i3-3240 = about 115 EUR Core i5-3330 = about 165 EUR So for 50 EUR difference you get a D3D 11 capabable GPU and two more cores. This is a good investment. And these are just the two main things for you. Price per core = 57,50 EUR for i3 and 41,25 EUR for i5. And now put a way better integrated GPU on top of it (if you not want to go dedicated...). i5 is just the better deal regardless how you look at it. Yes it costs more, but going i3 is saving on the wrong end. Why not AMD: too much power consumption and also runs too hot (power consumption is part of it) and whill be more noisy as you require more cooling. Not an option if the HTPC is in your living room. The higher costs for intel are amortized in 8-12 months on the power bill alone. Dedicated GPU: go AMD. The drivers and hardware is way more HTPC friendly from my experience in the last few years. [/QUOTE]

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