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I3-4150 оr FX-6300?

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August 8, 2014 11:46:46 AM

Hi!I want to build a new PC but I cant decide which CPU is better for gaming-I3-4150 оr FX-6300?I want to run the latest games with 30+ FPS on medium settings.My GPU is Sapphire Radeon hd6570 1gb ddr3.Which CPU is better for me?

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August 8, 2014 11:52:35 AM

FX-6300, no question - especially for gaming. 6 cores vs 2, nuff said.
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August 8, 2014 11:53:03 AM

The Problem with running games won't be the processors , both are fine but your GPU isn't. The AMD will be cheaper to buy because of the motherboard and then you can save money towards the GPU , however the Intel has more upgrade route and is slightly ahead in gaming.
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August 8, 2014 11:54:07 AM

With the GPU you mentioned, I would go the Intel I3 for sure.
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August 8, 2014 11:58:38 AM

DarkBloodline said:
FX-6300, no question - especially for gaming. 6 cores vs 2, nuff said.


Your point is completely invalid sadly.
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August 8, 2014 12:01:21 PM

Well I3-4150 single-core performance is better, which is mostly important for gaming the difference between them is not that big, 6300 more benchmark points so it's slightly better. I'd go for the 4150 has hyper-threading technology which allows you multitasking
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August 8, 2014 12:04:40 PM

TopLuca said:
The Problem with running games won't be the processors , both are fine but your GPU isn't. The AMD will be cheaper to buy because of the motherboard and then you can save money towards the GPU , however the Intel has more upgrade route and is slightly ahead in gaming.


Exactly! :) 
The i3 is indeed better than the FX6300 in most games and it's great having the option to upgrade to an i5 later on, because the FX8XXX series aren't worth it. :) 
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August 8, 2014 12:06:08 PM

FX-6300 overclocked will beat the i3.
You have 2 options:
1. FX-6300 and an ASUS M5A99X EVO or M5A99FX Pro mobo.(FX must be overclocked)
2. i3 4150 and an AsRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer mobo.
I would choose the choose the cheaper option,and then use the rest of the money to buy a R9 270X.
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August 8, 2014 12:12:26 PM

thanks .I ll buy i3-4XXX.But why 6 cores and 14mb cache aren t better than 2 cores, HT and 3mb cache?
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August 8, 2014 12:15:51 PM

that is AMD marketing speak, for single core applications, like games, intel will outperform amd without question.
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August 8, 2014 12:20:05 PM

Hello... The value is, With the Intel MB's is that you will be able to Install a i7 right into and sell the i3 later... I Like the easy Upgrade ( performance ) option I can give a Customer of mine.
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August 8, 2014 12:35:23 PM

Ironsounds said:
Hello... The value is, With the Intel MB's is that you will be able to Install a i7 right into and sell the i3 later... I Like the easy Upgrade ( performance ) option I can give a Customer of mine.


Yup! And an ASRock Z97M Anniversary edition board paired with a Pentium G3258 will give you even better performance than an i3, if you're comfortable with overclocking. Then, you can buy an unlocked K series i5 or i7 later on and OC that too. :) 
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August 8, 2014 12:38:52 PM

Alex Kelly said:
Ironsounds said:
Hello... The value is, With the Intel MB's is that you will be able to Install a i7 right into and sell the i3 later... I Like the easy Upgrade ( performance ) option I can give a Customer of mine.


Yup! And an ASRock Z97M Anniversary edition board paired with a Pentium G3258 will give you even better performance than an i3, if you're comfortable with overclocking. Then, you can buy an unlocked K series i5 or i7 later on and OC that too. :) 

Couldn't agree more :) 
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August 8, 2014 12:46:57 PM

momca121212 said:
thanks .I ll buy i3-4XXX.But why 6 cores and 14mb cache aren t better than 2 cores, HT and 3mb cache?


AMD CPUs have two integer cores per modules, but one single floating point core. So your 6 core AMD CPU is really three core with something similar to hyperthreading for pure floating point operations. Of course, this is not the end of story because AMD and Intel cores aren't the same. Intel CPUs tend you give you more performance per core, so single threaded or lightly threaded applications will do very well with something like a Core i3.
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August 8, 2014 12:58:31 PM

Hello... Yes, There is no standard blue print that INTEL and AMD follow to make a CPU core... Each one is made with a different procedure and performance tweaks. And some tests will show better results between the TWO... design your Computer for the Software you plan on to be using... AND also to how long you want to use it ( Upgrade? )
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August 8, 2014 1:32:26 PM

How about GIGABYTE GA-P85-D3 and Pentium G3450 3.4GHz?
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August 8, 2014 4:01:02 PM

DarkBloodline said:
FX-6300, no question - especially for gaming. 6 cores vs 2, nuff said.


But the 4150 has 4 cores if necessary, for all the times you don't need them you'll get the 1/2 fast core experience.


Not that cores really mean anything.
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August 9, 2014 2:00:03 AM

Did a bit of searching and found out that FX 6300 it's a better value for gaming. The 4150 or G3258 both have hyperthreading technology which is beneficial for applications optimized for that. For games, the number of threads is largely irrelevant, more important for gaming than the number of cores and threads is the clock rate. Aside from the clock rate, the next-most important CPU features for PC game performance are L2 and L3 cache size. Faster than RAM, the more cache available, the more data that can be stored for lightning-fast retrieval.

Fx 6300(6 cores) L3 cache is 8 MB / 1.33Mb/core rather than i3-4150(2 cores) L3 cache 3 MB 1.5Mb/core

I'd chose the Fx 6300
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August 9, 2014 2:34:31 AM

That's just specs. Says nothing about real world performance.
The i3 and Pentium can access their cache a lot faster than the FX series can.
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August 9, 2014 2:51:33 AM

I'm not an AMD fan but with the 8Mb cache L3 (almost triple, can't compete with 4150) it reaches the highest levels of performance is better to have a larger cache, the larger it is, the higher the latency. And yes fx6300 can be overclocked
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August 9, 2014 2:57:56 AM

Which processor is better for gaming the latest games like AC4 ,CoD Ghosts,BF4,Far cry 3, and Watch_dogs?
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August 9, 2014 3:01:29 AM

An overclocked Pentium G3258.
If you don't want to mess with overclocking, the i3 4130 is the next best thing in my opinion.
The FX 6300 is good, but it draws more power and if you go with Intel you get the option of upgrading to an i5 later on, whereas if you went with AMD and wanted to upgrade you'd have to go with a FX 8XXX series, which are just terrible value to be honest. :) 
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August 9, 2014 3:06:40 AM

can I overclock i3 to 3.8-4ghz?
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August 9, 2014 3:08:08 AM

Is pentium GXXXX unlocked multiplayer?
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August 9, 2014 3:09:28 AM

Only the Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition can be overclocked, the i3 cannot. :) 
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August 9, 2014 3:11:00 AM

momca121212 said:
Which processor is better for gaming the latest games like AC4 ,CoD Ghosts,BF4,Far cry 3, and Watch_dogs?


Any of those games that yo mention need at least a 4 core CPU as a requierment lass demanding is the AC4 which can run on 2 core CPU
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August 9, 2014 3:12:24 AM

^ Nah, they really don't need at least 4 cores. Where are you getting your information from???? Lol.
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August 9, 2014 3:16:05 AM

Alex Kelly said:
^ Nah, they really don't need at least 4 cores. Where are you getting your information from???? Lol.


For medium settings you need at least 4 cores to play those games ;) 
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August 9, 2014 3:19:27 AM

That's incorrect. Again I'll ask, where are you getting this information from? Your own estimations?
Cores aren't everything. As plenty of us have already said.
I used an i3 4130 with my GTX 760 and it could max out every game I threw at it at very playable frame rates.
Barely noticed a difference when I stepped up to my i5.
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August 9, 2014 3:20:02 AM

i can play AC4 on Core2 duo 7400,hd6570,4gb ram and i get 30FPS on low settings and res 1650:1080
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August 9, 2014 3:26:19 AM

^ that's a kinda irrelevant, but thanks for your input.
It all depends on the GPU.
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August 9, 2014 3:31:41 AM

Alex Kelly said:
That's incorrect. Again I'll ask, where are you getting this information from? Your own estimations?
Cores aren't everything. As plenty of us have already said.
I used an i3 4130 with my GTX 760 and it could max out every game I threw at it at very playable frame rates.
Barely noticed a difference when I stepped up to my i5.


I know what you mean but considering momca121212 graphic card (hd6570) he needs 4 core CPU to be able to play on medium settings
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August 9, 2014 3:34:02 AM

in the future i will buy a new gpu but i cant decide GTX650,HD7750 or R7 250X
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August 9, 2014 3:58:00 AM

From all mention above R7 250X would be the better one, I'd recommend you for a few bucks more to get the Radeon R7 260X
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August 9, 2014 4:26:36 AM

Thanks for help
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August 9, 2014 6:01:14 AM

All good man! The 250X is good, but yeah the 260X would be even better.
Enjoy! :D 
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