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Question Should I get an 65watt i9 chip or 85watt i9 chip? (9th gen)

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I've decided not to upgrade my cpu atm. The i5 that the above user said is compatible is only a 35 dollar difference from the i3 i have. I'm weary on whether I would even get a major boost. May just wait until I can get a better build. It isn't an urgancy. May just upgrade my display monitor now that I think about it.
 
Naer said:
I've decided not to upgrade my cpu atm. The i5 that the above user said is compatible is only a 35 dollar difference from the i3 i have. I'm weary on whether I would even get a major boost. May just wait. It isn't an urgancy. May just upgrade my display monitor now that I think about it.
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The i5-9400 is a much better performer overall than the i3-9100, especially if you are limited by thread count. Which you will be in the modern software paradigm. Just because there is only a $35 difference doesn't mean that the performance difference is minuscule.
 
DrMrLordX said:
The i5-9400 is a much better performer overall than the i3-9100, especially if you are limited by thread count. Which you will be in the modern software paradigm. Just because there is only a $35 difference doesn't mean that the performance difference is minuscule.
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Yeah, it could also be considered a bargain. $35 for 50%+ performance under max threaded loads is an no-brainer of an upgrade to make. It is easy to sell an 9th gen i3 too right now.
 
Waiting for a new build probably makes sense at this point. Upgrading from an i3 to an i5 doesn't seem to make sense to me, I would go for an i7 at least.
 
sdifox said:
That box is seriously underpowered for DAW duty.
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Based on the amount of money spent on the initial PC, I don't think he's seriously considering a Threadripper regardless. That's a huge investment compared to the little ~$500 OEM PC he has now.
 
DrMrLordX said:
Based on the amount of money spent on the initial PC, I don't think he's seriously considering a Threadripper regardless. That's a huge investment compared to the little ~$500 OEM PC he has now.
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True, however he likes to make music. He should just save up and get something that will fit his needs. He can probably get away with a high end Ryzen. He did say he wasn't in a hurry.
 
The only difference between the ones with the "F" at end is the "F" one doesn't have graphics. But I have dedicated gpu, so I should choose that one?(NM, the non"F" one is better supposedly, cause with cpu graphics, it's less workload on my gpu)



Edit: For the future, may go Ryzen cause it's better than Intel supposedly. But I can work with Intel right now, it's no problem
 
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Naer said:
The only difference between the ones with the "F" at end is the "F" one doesn't have graphics. But I have dedicated gpu, so I should choose that one?(NM, the non"F" one is better supposedly, cause with cpu graphics, it's less workload on my gpu)



Edit: For the future, may go Ryzen cause it's better than Intel supposedly. But I can work with Intel right now, it's no problem
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If the price difference is none/nominal ($10-$15) I would definitely get the onboard graphics version one. You could even sell the PC without the GPU with the non-F version if the mood were to strike.
 
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