getting a new rig to use for coding- will hyperthreading help

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gonna do quite a bit of coding on Visual Studio 2013, Lazarus, Python, Java, LMC, and Visual Basic. will an i7's hyperthreading help with this or should I stick with an i5.
all answers appreciated and many thanks
 
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I gave you my answer, not my fault you don't want to listen to sound advice. Price/performance wise, the chip is top notch. $70 cheaper than an i7 4770 and only about $30 more than an i5 4670.

Hyperthreading allows a single core to handle 2 threads at once. So your 4 core i7/Xeon, can handle 8 threads, which means it multitasks better. If the software you are using is an application that is well multithreaded, the i7/Xeon is better.
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I gave you my answer, not my fault you don't want to listen to sound advice. Price/performance wise, the chip is top notch. $70 cheaper than an i7 4770 and only about $30 more than an i5 4670.

Hyperthreading allows a single core to handle 2 threads at once. So your 4 core i7/Xeon, can handle 8 threads, which means it multitasks better. If the software you are using is an application that is well multithreaded, the i7/Xeon is better.
 
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