FX 6300 or i3 4130 ?

Fintech98 · Dec 5, 2013

What is better for gaming and more futureproof ? I would pair them both with a 7770. Or should I get a pentium 3220 or a cheaper amd and pair them with the 7850 ?

Darkresurrection · Dec 5, 2013

Undoubtedly fx 6300... intel i3 4130 is a dual core CPU, which is not honestly appropriate for gaming anymore, the difference between the two is colossal when it comes to multi threaded http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Crysis-3-PC-235317/Tests/Crysis-3-Test-CPU-Benchmark-1056578/ . i4 is only a bit better in single threaded, but with games going towards being heavily threaded for example in watch dogs http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=4546&game=Watch%20Dogs or new capcom's engine is heavily threaded and takes full advantage of i7 CPUs, which is indeed good news for fx owners http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/132533/sponsored_feature_resident_evil_5_.php?print=1 this engine is going to be used in resident evil 5 for the first time or finally the new Unreal Engine which exactly specifies the more cores, the better http://www.shacknews.com/article/70348/epic-talks-unreal-engine-4 I see no reason, to go with i3 so fx 6300 if not fx 8320
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nddz · Dec 5, 2013

fx 6300 & 7850

Fintech98 · Dec 5, 2013

Cant afford the 6300 and 7850. In Toms best cpus for the money, the i3 is meant to be better for gaming?

logainofhades · Dec 5, 2013

FX 6300 is better at multithreaded games and apps. Also it will run at an FX 6350 clock speed with just a small multiplier bump.

JOOK-D · Dec 5, 2013

6300.

rolandzhang3 · Dec 5, 2013

Definitely the FX 6300 especially considering how far you can overclock that chip

In single threaded programs, the i3 4130 is more powerful as its single threaded performance is nearly double that of a stock FX 6300

Given that games are becoming more CPU intensive and are slowly utilizing more cores, the 6300 would be the better choice unless you're planning an i5 or i7 upgrade in the near future

JOOK-D · Dec 5, 2013

rolandzhang3 :

Where did you get the double figure from? I've heard it around, always wondered. If it's one of those sites that does synthetic tests then forget it, IMO. :lol:

rolandzhang3 · Dec 5, 2013

Yeah I've heard it around somewhere too, most likely a synthetic benchmark but the single threaded performance is most definitely a fair bit more powerful than a stock 6300

Also depending on where you live, you could find older IB chips like the i5-3330 for around $150-170

JOOK-D · Dec 5, 2013

rolandzhang3 :

I'm pretty sure it's from synthetic tests. In reality, such as game performance, there is no such disparity.

rolandzhang3 · Dec 5, 2013

That's what I really dislike about those sites, unfortunately I could not find the i3 4130 in Anandtech's CPU bench

A well OC'd 6300 should last a good few years and another GPU upgrade cycle

Only two graphs for gaming here, not too bad a chip

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2013/11/14/intel-core-i3-4130-haswell-review/5

iceclock · Dec 5, 2013

6300 has 4 cores versus 2physical core+ht for i3. games are starting to require more than 2 cores so for gaming the 6300 is a best bet.

rolandzhang3 · Dec 5, 2013

iceclock :

That's for sure, 6 cores vs 4 logical/virtual cores so naturally you'd go for the 6300, the reason Intel's i3 compares well against AMD's quad cores is due to their single threaded performance, though the price of i3s aren't really justified

iceclock · Dec 5, 2013

bah still. 4cores for the price of 2. i think 4cores wins here and i3s starting to struggle in gaming.

rolandzhang3 · Dec 5, 2013

iceclock :

Thought you made a typo but it's 6 cores so it's even more clear of being the better option. Threaded (and overall) performance is what usually matters most (and alot of people only look at the core count) and not core count but yes the 6300 is the obvious choice here

iceclock · Dec 5, 2013

oh i look at single and multi-threaded performance and yeah did a typo im tired lol,

rolandzhang3 · Dec 5, 2013

Haha then rest well my friend xD

iceclock · Dec 5, 2013

i wont sleep yet, but i misread that for a second talt it said 4300 lol

JOOK-D · Dec 5, 2013

rolandzhang3 :

I looked at that and thought the 8350's performance was a little low, and found this:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/11/06/amd-fx-8350-review/6

EDIT: different GPU in the test setup, derp.

rolandzhang3 · Dec 5, 2013

That does seem a bit disappointing, but I guess that's what happens with completely different setups and games :S

JOOK-D · Dec 5, 2013

Indeed, never noticed that kind of poor performance on my system, tegardless of how bad Skyrim is on AMD CPUs. Odd!

Anyway, I'll stop hijacking this thread.

nikoli707 · Dec 5, 2013

for gaming you would be better off with an x4 750k/760k and a 7850 than you would with a 6300 and a 7770.

rolandzhang3 · Dec 5, 2013

You definitely would be better off with the 7850 and Athlon x4, but the FM2 socket's limited upgradability would be a problem in the future

iceclock · Dec 5, 2013

6300 leaves a better upgrade path for steamroller. and fm2 is limited as zhang3 said.

Darkresurrection · Dec 6, 2013

Well, it is funny the website has chosen shogun 2, bit-tech is not a reputable web site, I do agree that Intel CPUs do better in these 2 tittles, but the difference is not this big, I have tested i7-3770k with shogun 2, its average frame rate was around 19fps on that CPU, well this game was at the beginning a flop, but alot of patches are released to alleviate the situation, http://www.behardware.com/articles/880-15/amd-fx-8350-review-is-amd-back.html as you can see i7 3770k gets the avrage of 19.8, fx 8350 gets the average of 15.2, you can put both in the same basket, UNPLAYBALE!!! of course, a lot of patches have been released which thoroughly fixes the problem. it is funny in shogun 2 only 2 cores of 8 cores work and the rest are parked about skyrim, it really is not a problem on fx CPUs, it plays them butter smooth, others with FX cpus can confirm that. However intel does better here, but the same thing can be said about multi-threaded programs, in which AMD cpus leave all logical Intel alternatives behind http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Crysis-3-PC-235317/Tests/Crysis-3-Test-CPU-Benchmark-1056578

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