MacBook Pro (Oct 2013) i5 vs i7 for photo and video editing.

I am contemplating the upgrade to the i7 on a 13 inch rMBP. I travel frequently which is why I'd like to go with the smaller rMBP. I use the computer mainly for editing photos in Lightroom and Photoshop as well as the occasional video in Final Cut Pro. I also run some music applications like Ableton Live.
I will upgrade the RAM to 16GB, but I am not sure the upgrade from the i5 to i7 is worth it. Any feedback links to comparing benchmarks are highly appreciated.
Thanks!

LillstreetJoe, Greetings;
Examine the impact of  SSD and RAM  on Photoshop processing:
Note that as soon as you have SSD storage, RAM no longer has as great an impact as compared with a conventional HDD.
Both CPUs will process that data. One will be faster than the other buy perhaps 8% - 16% assuming both CPUs are driven to maximum limits.  I doubt that there is any meaningful difference in the longevity of the respective CPUs, but that is just a guess.
Ciao,

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