I3 8350k or i5 8400 for gaming?

[Daniel Cody Butler]

I3 8350k or i5 8400 for gaming?

 

[Ares Rydex]

i think the 8400 is about 10-15% faster than the i3

 

[Jason Cook]

I3 8350k can be clocked at 5ghz so would be better for gaming, the 8400 is locked so I'd recommend 8600k if going i5, either get the i3 and save for the i7 8700k or save now and get the unlocked i5

 

[David Quinn]

I3 is enough for just gaming

 

[Mike Chronopolis]

No hyperthreading in in 8350k..bad for VR

 

[Daniel Cody Butler]

I'm probably going with the 8350k it's just so much value for the price. It's amazing how much performance they are getting out of the chip, compared to last generation

 

[Mohamed Tarek]

I5 8400 cheap mobo same performance in gaming more 2 cores = better multi tasking

 

[Robert Clark]

So it boils down to are you going to over clock? Are you going to be doing cpu intensive tasks that benefit from MOAR THREDz?

Yes/yes = i5 8600k
Yes/no = i3 8350k
No/yes = i5 8400
No/No = A literal potato

 

[Daniel Cody Butler]

Overclock yes going to hit 5 ghz cpu intensive nah, mabey a little light photo editing. Pp

 

[PG Akash]

i5 8400

 

[Jeremy Kopko]

Better off with an i5.

 

[Daro Pig]

i5 8400 as it provides you better gaming experience

 

[Tomas Mackevičius]

I5 8400

 

[Ville-Waltteri Herrala]

8400 since it's a six-core.