intel 5th generation i5 vs i7

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Hi Guys,

I would like to build a rig for learning purpose running 2,to 3 vm simultaneously.

Kindly help me to choose right processor and best configuration with future proof for at least two years..

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Deepak
 
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Almost anything you can build today can last two years unless you grossly under-do it since performance has been stagnating for a few years and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

If you plan to do lots of CPU-intensive stuff in those VMs, get an FX-8320 or i7-47xx. In either case, get 16GB RAM unless you plan to allocate large memory spaces to your VMs in which case you might want to consider 24-32GB.
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Almost anything you can build today can last two years unless you grossly under-do it since performance has been stagnating for a few years and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

If you plan to do lots of CPU-intensive stuff in those VMs, get an FX-8320 or i7-47xx. In either case, get 16GB RAM unless you plan to allocate large memory spaces to your VMs in which case you might want to consider 24-32GB.
 
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Any current i5 or i7 will be good for more then 2 years. I see alot of people still running the 2nd gen intels and they dont have any bottleneck with (for example) an gtx titan. The i5 4690k if you're primarily going to play video games, i7 4790k if you're going to do heavy video editing/rendering/etc. You can also get the non k versions from both processors if you dont want to overclock them, wich will save you a couple of bucks.
 
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It can be more than "a couple" when people who are serious about OCing pay $20-50 extra for a stronger PSU, $30-300 extra for aftermarket cooling solutions, $30-100 extra for an OC-oriented motherboard, $20-70 extra on OCing RAM and $20-50 extra on the CPU itself. All of this usually for less than 20% extra performance.
 
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