Core i3-4150 vs Core i5-4670

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The Core i3-4150 and the Core i5-4670 are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The Core i3-4150 has 2 cores and 4 threads, and the Core i5-4670 has 4 cores and 4 threads. The extra cores of the Core i5-4670 help with video editing, streaming while you play and heavy multitasking more than with the game itself. Boost clocks are 3.5 GHz and 3.8 GHz.

Platform, power and price

Both chips use the LGA1150 socket, so they fit the same motherboards. You can swap one for the other without changing the board.

Rated power is 54 W for the first and 84 W for the second. That is close enough that cooling needs will be similar.

At launch the Core i3-4150 cost $122 and the Core i5-4670 $213, which gives 13.9 and 8.0 points of gaming performance per $100. Today's prices will differ.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Core i3-4150 can feed a card up to the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Core i5-4670 reaches the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Core i3-4150 if you want the faster gaming chip. Choose the Core i5-4670 if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.