Big or small difference in gaming performance?

i could get an i3-2120 new for £90
i3-3220/3225 new for £110
or
i5-3330 new for £140 , i5-3450 new for £146

there is roughly £60 difference in the first i3 and the last i5 i listed i wanted to know if it is worth paying the extra or saving money is there a big or small difference in gaming from i3 2nd/3rd gen to i5 2nd/3rd gen with a gtx 550ti graphics card is the i5 just a waste with this card if no say no if yes what card should i be looking at which is under £125-150 Max, i want to be playing latest games like fifa 13/14 , skyrim , gta , assassins creed , bf3 (Offline) , cod black ops 2 etc.

2013-05-05T10:50:16Z

i am not looking to overclock

?2013-05-05T11:36:46Z

The first i5 (3330) is way better then the first i3 (2120) you listed, so i'll go with the i5.
I would recommend upgrading your graphic card to a gtx650ti boost or a hd7790,
your 550ti will give around the same performance as the 650, look at the benchmarks of those GPU's and then decide for yourself if it's good enough or worth upgrading.
Cheers.

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