It's still better at multitasking and performance. The i5 is right behind it though, which is why it is a great choice for the price.

If you game, and run a lot of stuff in the background, the i7 is still better. Overall it's better.

I have i3 and run sc2 on ultra 4v4

Get an i5, i7 is pointless for sc2

This is a thread about making a computer for Sc2, hence i5 is better. Also paying an extra $100 dollars for literally 3% extra performance index(5 extra fps) would be the dumbest thing you could ever do because there is virtually no difference when regarding gaming.

http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1061&page=13

"According to a study by APC, the difference between the Core i5-3450 and the top-end Core i7-3770k is about 10%. With 1080p, the i5-3450 delivered 81.6fps on Crysis, while the top Core i5, i5-3550 delivered 86.7. Thei7-3770K delivered 89.3fps."
but... but... i7 is better right?
http://www.diffen.com/difference/i5_vs_i7

This post was edited by coLstory on Feb 2 2014 07:25am