i7-4790 or i5-4690 for a lot of multitasking

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Hey all. Would the i7 be overkill if I'm streaming CNNgo or HBOgo, have about 15 chrome tabs open and playing games on my main screen in a multimonitor setup? I realize i could close them but I like being able to keep things open so I can go back to them later since im using multimonitor. Thanks! I used the search but people were mostly just asking about gaming.

I'm using an i3-4170 with a GTX 960 and 16gb ram and it just can't handle the multiple programs with the flash video playing.
 
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In this situation i7 will be better. Chrome opens a thread for every object it loads in a page. And a process for every tab. So, i7 will perform better. But if you don't have an SSD, get an SSD and the i5

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In this situation i7 will be better. Chrome opens a thread for every object it loads in a page. And a process for every tab. So, i7 will perform better. But if you don't have an SSD, get an SSD and the i5
 
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Awesome, thanks. I wasn't aware Chrome opens a thread for every object. I have an SSD. I feel held back because of my Z97 but it has been a reliable mobo.

The i7-4790 is on sale at Microcenter for $250 right now so I guess it's a no brainer.