G3320 Vs FX6300

mark2410

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so got my old desktop back working and it is slow (9500 phenom ati 5550)

so again im thiking back to upgrading and while i see the FX6300 as being viewed as a great value cpu. however my laptop with an i5 2410m its so much faster than the old phenom im looking at intel again. the G3320 seems to be a sweet spot, cheap yet its clock means it should still be faster than what im normally using anyway. (plus going for it would mean i could in theory upgrade the cpu later)

the 3 cpu killing things i do are WOW, firefox and Paradox games, (EU3,4, HOI3, 2, Crusader Kings 2, etc etc.

so the biggest 2 wow and firefox are single threaded so thats making me thing the G3320 would be the better option but im not sure. i so wish there was somewhere you could play with machines to see how they perform in use. since there isnt has anyone used both or got a thought on the subject.
 

mark2410

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while i realise the numbers of cores is different the things i use most cant multi thread for toffee.

so isnt the the pentium the better or single threaded things? thats what i thought but of course the fx wipes the floor with it on threaded apps. so the fx is the cpu that gets all the recommendations for that sort of price. so even for the thigs that i want it for the fx is the better option still?