2010' Core 2 Duo vs Early 2011' i5

Hi everyone!
So, I decided to buy used Macbook Pro.
I found two models: 2010 MBP with Core 2 Duo processor (€400) and early 2011 MBP with i5 (€600).
Both have 4GB RAM.
I would use for web surfing, PS/Illustrator and XCode.
I’m wondering if 2010 MBP with C2D will work fine with last versions of PS/Illustrator and so on?
Or should I spend €200 more to buy 2011 MBP?
Thanks in advance.

Overall it is a better system. It has Thunderbolt a faster CPU better Graphic uses faster RAM.
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