**The Core i3 4th Generation: A Gaming PC Review**

In this review, we'll be examining the performance of the Core i3 4th generation processor in a gaming PC setup, specifically with the Intel Core i5-4670K and various graphics cards. We'll also compare the results to determine whether the Core i3 is a viable option for gaming PCs.

**The Core i3 and i5: A Comparison**

First, let's take a look at the specifications of both processors. The Core i3 4th generation processor has a clock speed that can boost up to 3.8 GHz stock with the option to overclock if you want to push it higher. In contrast, the Core i5-4670K has a clock speed that can boost up to 3.8 GHz as well, but with the added feature of hyper-threading.

To compare the performance of both processors, we ran each through Cinebench since they're both based on the same architecture. The results showed that the Core i5 narrowly wins when using a single core thanks to the higher boost clocks, but when you take all of the cores into account, hyper-threading helps some, and the Core I3 still falls behind.

**Gaming Benchmarks**

Now let's move on to the gaming benchmarks. We tested each processor with various games, including Fire Strike in 3D Mark, Battlefield 3, Crisis 3, BioShock Infinite, and Metro Last Light. The results showed that there is not much of a difference between the two processors in terms of performance.

**Fire Strike Benchmark**

The first game we tested was Fire Strike in 3D Mark. Surprisingly, there's not much of a difference here considering the $100 price premium. The Core i5 performs only slightly better than the Core I3.

**Battlefield 3**

Next up is Battlefield 3. Even less of a difference is seen here, with the Core i5 performing only about two frames per second faster than the Core I3.

**Crisis 3**

Crisis 3 is one of the most demanding games out there, but it's almost entirely GPU bound. As such, there's essentially a tie between the two processors in terms of performance.

**BioShock Infinite**

BioShock Infinite shows similar results to Crisis 3, with the Core i5 performing only slightly better than the Core I3.

**Metro Last Light**

Finally, Metro Last Light shows the Core i5 pulling ahead by about 10% which makes sense as it's the most CPU bound game we test.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys this is Austin so the new Intel Haswell core i3s have just hit and so I figured this would be a great time to do a comparison between it and the new Core i5 to see which is best for your gaming dollar to start we have the Intel core I3 4130 this is a dual core Haswell part with hyperthreading and it's got a base clock speed of 3.4 GHz for $130 jump up to the Core i5 4670k and you'll get a quad core CPU again based on hezzell but with a clock speed they can boost up to 3.8 GHz stock with the option to overclock if you want to push it higher for a solid mid-range card we've got the 2 GB EVGA GTX 650ti boost which is a card I really like for the price the 3 GB MSI Radeon 7950 which gives plenty of performance for typical 1080p gaming and finally the beastly 3 GB EVGA GTX 780 which is one of the fastest single GPU cards you can buy right now before we get into the gaming benchmarks I ran each CPU through Center bench since they're both based on the same architecture the core i5 narrowly wins when using a single core thanks to the higher boost clocks but when you take all of the cores into account hyperth threading helps some but the core I3 still falls behind so on paper the I5 clearly has the advantage but how does it stack up when you're actually gaming starting with the 650ti Boost we have the fire strike Benchmark inside 3D Mark and surprisingly there's not much of a difference here considering the $100 price premium Battlefield 3 shows even less of a difference of only about two frames per second Crisis 3 is one of the most demanding games out but it's almost entirely GPU bound here as this is essentially a tie BioShock Infinite is basically the same story with the 650 TI boost both CPUs are simply good enough Metro last Light finally shows the core i5 pulling ahead by about 10% which makes sense as it's the most CPU bound game I test with unsurprisingly at this price point there really just isn't much difference between the core I3 and I5 now sure it is a little bit faster but for the most part considering that $100 price premium it's really not going to be worth it however what happens when we throw some extra GPU horsepower at it now with a Radeon 7950 on the test bench we're back in fire strike and we start to see the core i5 pull out a bit of a lead here jumping back into Battlefield 3 we're looking at mostly the same story though with a pretty minimal difference Crisis 3 is back to being within the margin of error for a tie however BioShock Infinite is helped along a bit by the quad core i5 but even here we're only looking at about a 5% Improvement even with the more beefy GPU in Metro last Light we're still only looking at a fairly small difference in performance even with a fairly powerful graphics card the Haswell core I3 really does put in a good showing however now let's go for some serious Overkill with the GTX 780 and fire strike we're finally seeing some substantial gains in performance of over 10% Battlefield 3 is also starting to see a small boost although both CPUs have no problems keeping the FPS well over 60 Crisis 3 continues to be extremely GPU bound though even with a $650 GTX 780 BioShock Infinite is just like Battlefield we do see an improvement but since the graphics are already maxed out the difference between 90 and 100 frames per second is mostly academic finally with Metro last Light we see the biggest Improvement yet with nearly 20 more frames per second with the core i5 compared to the core I3 the best way to sum up this video is that you shouldn't underestimate the new core I3 sure it might only be a dual core part however that hyperthreading definitely does do a lot to improve the performance in games bringing it very close to the much more expensive Core i5 so if you're building a gaming PC with anything less than a crossfire SLI setup I would say the core I3 is absolutely worth a look however what do you guys think would use a COR I3 in your next build would you maybe get something a little bit more beefy like a COR I5 definitely be sure to let me know what you guys are thinking in the comments below anyway if you enjoyed definitely be sure to subscribe to the channel so you can become one of the guys and always be kept up to date with the latest and greatest anyway guys thanks for watchinghey guys this is Austin so the new Intel Haswell core i3s have just hit and so I figured this would be a great time to do a comparison between it and the new Core i5 to see which is best for your gaming dollar to start we have the Intel core I3 4130 this is a dual core Haswell part with hyperthreading and it's got a base clock speed of 3.4 GHz for $130 jump up to the Core i5 4670k and you'll get a quad core CPU again based on hezzell but with a clock speed they can boost up to 3.8 GHz stock with the option to overclock if you want to push it higher for a solid mid-range card we've got the 2 GB EVGA GTX 650ti boost which is a card I really like for the price the 3 GB MSI Radeon 7950 which gives plenty of performance for typical 1080p gaming and finally the beastly 3 GB EVGA GTX 780 which is one of the fastest single GPU cards you can buy right now before we get into the gaming benchmarks I ran each CPU through Center bench since they're both based on the same architecture the core i5 narrowly wins when using a single core thanks to the higher boost clocks but when you take all of the cores into account hyperth threading helps some but the core I3 still falls behind so on paper the I5 clearly has the advantage but how does it stack up when you're actually gaming starting with the 650ti Boost we have the fire strike Benchmark inside 3D Mark and surprisingly there's not much of a difference here considering the $100 price premium Battlefield 3 shows even less of a difference of only about two frames per second Crisis 3 is one of the most demanding games out but it's almost entirely GPU bound here as this is essentially a tie BioShock Infinite is basically the same story with the 650 TI boost both CPUs are simply good enough Metro last Light finally shows the core i5 pulling ahead by about 10% which makes sense as it's the most CPU bound game I test with unsurprisingly at this price point there really just isn't much difference between the core I3 and I5 now sure it is a little bit faster but for the most part considering that $100 price premium it's really not going to be worth it however what happens when we throw some extra GPU horsepower at it now with a Radeon 7950 on the test bench we're back in fire strike and we start to see the core i5 pull out a bit of a lead here jumping back into Battlefield 3 we're looking at mostly the same story though with a pretty minimal difference Crisis 3 is back to being within the margin of error for a tie however BioShock Infinite is helped along a bit by the quad core i5 but even here we're only looking at about a 5% Improvement even with the more beefy GPU in Metro last Light we're still only looking at a fairly small difference in performance even with a fairly powerful graphics card the Haswell core I3 really does put in a good showing however now let's go for some serious Overkill with the GTX 780 and fire strike we're finally seeing some substantial gains in performance of over 10% Battlefield 3 is also starting to see a small boost although both CPUs have no problems keeping the FPS well over 60 Crisis 3 continues to be extremely GPU bound though even with a $650 GTX 780 BioShock Infinite is just like Battlefield we do see an improvement but since the graphics are already maxed out the difference between 90 and 100 frames per second is mostly academic finally with Metro last Light we see the biggest Improvement yet with nearly 20 more frames per second with the core i5 compared to the core I3 the best way to sum up this video is that you shouldn't underestimate the new core I3 sure it might only be a dual core part however that hyperthreading definitely does do a lot to improve the performance in games bringing it very close to the much more expensive Core i5 so if you're building a gaming PC with anything less than a crossfire SLI setup I would say the core I3 is absolutely worth a look however what do you guys think would use a COR I3 in your next build would you maybe get something a little bit more beefy like a COR I5 definitely be sure to let me know what you guys are thinking in the comments below anyway if you enjoyed definitely be sure to subscribe to the channel so you can become one of the guys and always be kept up to date with the latest and greatest anyway guys thanks for watching