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Difference between i5 2nd gen and i5 3rd gen?
whats the difference between the i5 2nd gen say for e.g i5-2500k and an i5 3rd gen for e.g i5-3330 , 3450 , 3470 etc in terms of gaming performance not general benchmark are they on the same level or different , because i am going to buy a new gaming cpu i am not going to overclock which cpu would be good or shall i go with i3 2nd/3rd gen , also which motherboard should i get to partner it up , give me an example of which chipset/motherboard for both processor (i5-2500k , i5-3450).
Budget:
£200-225 will accept an extra few pound.
Budget is for both processor and motherboard
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
The 3rd gen (codenamed Ivy Bridge) processors spend less power and they're slightly faster than 2nd gen (Sandy Bridge) processors. Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge both use the same socket (LGA1155) so a motherboard that supports a 2nd gen will also support 3rd gen and vice versa.
A stock i5-3570 is about 5% faster than a stock i5-2500. A 3470 is roughly the same speed as a 2500.
The difference in gaming performance between CPU's will vary depending on the game. Some games are CPU intensive and benefit from a faster CPU. Any midrange i5 will perform well though. Check out this article to decide on the model you're going to buy: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-cpu-review-ov...
If you're not planning to overclock, just get any 1155 socket motherboard with the specs that you want (size, ram slots, sata, usb 3.0, sli/crossfire support etc.) Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte are all good mobo brands. If you plan to overclock in the future keep in mind that you need a z68 or z77 chipset mobo and a CPU that has the "K" suffix such as 3570k and 3770k.
Last but not least, Intel's new Haswell architecture processors are going to be released in June. They will be about 5 to 10% faster than the current Ivy Bridge series. They will also use a new socket type, which means they won't fit in LGA1155 mobos. I'd recommend you to wait if you can.
Source(s): 10 years of PC hardware experience - scheidtLv 45 years ago
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