Is better cpu means better web experience?

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Would an intel i3 cpu like i3-3220 which has speed of around 3.3 ghz along with total 4 threads produce a better web surfing experience compared to intel Pentium G 2010 which is 2.8 ghz and has only 2 threads?

I understand that the internet speed is the most important factor when it comes to web browsing experience and the cpu role is not the major one, but it looks like the cpu too contributes to some extent agree? If the cpu too contributes to some extent then whether a faster and more threaded cpu would make the web experience better, like the faster i3 3220 over slower pentium g 2010?

I am asking this because for some reason I have an internet connection of around 0.25 mb/sec (= 256 kb/s or less than even half megabyte). I do have another faster around several MB broadband but for certain reasons I am not able to use it now so I have to use the average speed for today’s standards of just 256 kbs /sec. I am upset with this ordinary internet speed so I am looking at various methods to increase my web experience.

My computer use is basic, I just use it only for web browsing like yahoo, google, and checking the emails etc (and no cpu intensive activities including games etc, never). I see that for basic web browsing around 2 ghz cpu speed and either one or two cores is more than sufficient, but my question is whether the improved parameters on the intel i3 3220 will give me a better web browsing experience compared to the slower and less threaded intel pentium G 2010, or both will have same or similar impact on the basic web browsing experience? By browsing experience I imply the speed with which I load a web page like yahoo or google or how fast I can open my email or how fast I jump from one web page to another web page etc?( and this is assuming I have optimum RAM around 4 to 8 GB, optimum quality of mother board and hard drive etc).
 
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A non hyper threaded dual core would be more than enough alone. It has nothing to do with your CPU, GPU, RAM, or anything like that. You are prob at your bandwith usage cap, and are being throttled. Call your ISP in case it's a damaged line so they can test / fix it.

Edit : Or if you mean that is what your internet connection is supposed to be, well...even having a SandyBridge - E and quad GTX 690's won't help you.

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A non hyper threaded dual core would be more than enough alone. It has nothing to do with your CPU, GPU, RAM, or anything like that. You are prob at your bandwith usage cap, and are being throttled. Call your ISP in case it's a damaged line so they can test / fix it.

Edit : Or if you mean that is what your internet connection is supposed to be, well...even having a SandyBridge - E and quad GTX 690's won't help you.
 
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an internet connection of 256kb/sec? that makes no sense. dial up is faster...heck im in the middle of Canada on dsl and I get 5mb per second. download speed and upload speed for you is what we wanna know....do a speed test.

 

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Hi Heironious, thanks for this answer, okay so I now understand even if I choose faster i3 over the slower Pentium the cpu it will not improve my internet speed or internet experience significantly, so in that case I may settle for the less expensive g 2010.

ARICH 5, I am now in India and unfortunately in some areas especially rural areas this is what we can get. Strange they do not even give at least half MB to 1 MB, for today’s standards 0.25 MB (256 KB/sec) is very ordinary, but that is how it is in some parts of the world. When I used to work and live in USA few years ago I used to use around 6 MB, and that was the highest available speed then, and I had visited USA few moths ago (this time on a tour) and I was in New York and Florida (Walt Disney) etc and I see nowadays the speed in USA is around 30 to 60 MB depending upon the places, but in certain countries especially the rural areas they provide just 256 kb, strange is even if we can pay more for more speed that option is not available since in my place they have only one plan of 256 kb. I do have another company connection which is around 5 MB, but it is wireless and in my area there is no good reception of the signals and the speed fluctuates so I just settle for this 256 kb, this is at least stable whole day.
 

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I used to have 256kb, was fine for text based websites, but sucked for downloading files for uni. Also, isnt dial up still stuck at 56k (minus a bit) ? If you really want faster internet, have you considered satellite broadband? It would be very expensive per mb, but maybe not to bad if your not downloading huge amounts.
 

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Thanks spratansociety, yes agree the 256 is fine for general browsing and it is definitely better than 56k, however around 512 kb to 1 mb web experience improves considerably like downloading, watching some video, youtube etc. i will now look into the possibility of satellite braodband, although i doubt that will be available at my place, all we get here is 256 k government based DSL through the telephone cables, and the private based wireless connections which are around 5 mb but because there is no tower nearby the wireless internet speed is not always reliable so i generally use the slower but consistent 256 k. thanks for the suggestions.