ASUS UX305UA with i5 6200U vs. i7 6500U

[DarkTron]

Hey guys!

I am going to buy myself a new laptop for school. What I want this laptop to have:
- SSD (min. 128GB)
- RAM (min. 8GB)
- Screen (13 inch Full HD)
- Battery (Very, very good battery life. I do not plan on taking my power brick with me to school every day)

I will use this laptop for:
- Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Browsing (Mozilla Firefox)
- Programming (Java - Eclipse/IntelliJ)
- Other school related stuff (LabView, Multisim, Eagle [PCB Design])

Gaming would be nice but I figured most laptops with dedicated NVIDIA GPUs instantly have less battery life. Therefore I either want a laptop with a better integrated GPU (like Intel HD 540 or 550) or I just won't game on it.

Now my question is, as the title already suggests:
Will it be beneficial for me to buy the i7 6500U over the i5 6200U? The price difference is 150€:
- i5: 950€
- i7: 1100€
I guess although both CPUs have a 15W TDP the i7 will drain my battery faster. The i7 model apperantly has 9:30h battery life so the i5 model should probably have around 10h which would be perfect.

Thank you for your answeres, lets open the discussion!

 

[BadAsAl]

The i5 scored 3937 on passmark.com and the i7 scored 4326.
Is 10% better performance worth 150€ is the question you have to ask yourself.
I would save the money and get the i5. Slightly better battery life would be a bonus.

 

[DarkTron]

The i5 scored 3937 on passmark.com and the i7 scored 4326.
Is 10% better performance worth 150€ is the question you have to ask yourself.
I would save the money and get the i5. Slightly better battery life would be a bonus.

And what do you think about the overall performance of both of them? Will it be enough for what I do?

 

[BadAsAl]

Based on the requirements for Office, LabView, Multisim, Eagle [PCB Design] you should have no issues running these.
Although I can't find specifics on programming Java, I can't imagine it is more than it is for running Java. So I think you will be fine, especially since you will have an SSD.

 

[DarkTron]

Based on the requirements for Office, LabView, Multisim, Eagle [PCB Design] you should have no issues running these.
Although I can't find specifics on programming Java, I can't imagine it is more than it is for running Java. So I think you will be fine, especially since you will have an SSD.

Thanks, I'll see which one I'll get.