haswell i5 or skylake i3

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im building a computer for the living room and idk if i should get a haswell i5 like the i5 4460 or a skylake i3 6100. Im on a budget and im only 15 lol
 
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i5 4460 hands down. those extra 2(physical cores) will make a difference in games/applications that can make use of them. if you dont have a dedicated graphics card and are planning on using the integrated graphics on the cpu, then get the skylake i3. if you have a dedicated gpu then get the i5
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i5 4460 hands down. those extra 2(physical cores) will make a difference in games/applications that can make use of them. if you dont have a dedicated graphics card and are planning on using the integrated graphics on the cpu, then get the skylake i3. if you have a dedicated gpu then get the i5
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZmb0y-3hQ4
but if you watch this video in almost every game either the i3 is better or or exactly the same as the i5, and on the i3 if you get the asrock z170 mobo you can overclock it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXZWLz7enm8

im not disagreeing with you but with a 60 dollar difference and more performance i think the i3 is better
 
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The i3 has a higher stock speed, so in single threaded apps requiring the use of 1-2 cores, the i3 will be stronger than the i5. The i3 also uses HyperThreading which will run 4 threads simultaneously same as the i5. While this can be slightly slower than a full 4 cores in very heavy load applications, for most apps the i3 will equal or exceed the i5 as per core usage is not high enough to impede data flow.

Then there is also the added advantages Skylake has over Haswell cpus. They run cooler in general, most times needing nothing more than the stock cpu cooler for decent temps. The i3 can be OC'd slightly using the BCLK method, not recommended on the i5. Upgraded audio, usb3.1, m.2 ability, native dx12 compatability etc. Also, the i5 has only 1 possible upgrade, to an i7 or Xeon v3 cpu, which for the most part will not show any real performance gains other than in games like bf4 which take advantage of all 8 threads. The i3 can be upgraded to either an i5 or i7 if you need stronger thread usage. However, the i3 6100 remains the best bang-for-the-buck Skylake cpu on the market.
 
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