Bottleneck with i3 6100

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Hi all!
Just a little question. Will a i3 6100 paired with r9 280x will have a much of bottleneck? Will it be comparable to i7 2600k @ stock and r9 280x? What will be the performance difference if so? Both running with ddr3 ram 1600mhz

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The bottleneck will be more pronounced in games that can utilize more than 4 threads. Since this CPU has hyperthreading, under the right conditions it looks like a quad core. However under the wrong conditions it might only perform as a dual core. A game that uses 4 or more threads and uses each core heavily will bottleneck. RTS's and multiplayer FPS with lots of players (like BF4) use the CPU heavily. In these cases you might experience bottlenecking. In single player FPS's, RPG's and online FPS's with few players, you should be OK. These are general guidelines, performance will be dictated on a game per game basis.
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Skylake is compatible with DDR3L (low voltage), though some sites have successfully run normal DDR3 with Skylake. Intel doesn't recommend that high a VRAM, and these site have said there is no way to know the long term affects on the IMC when running the VRAM that high.

DDR3's main stumbling block with Skylake is the motherboard. Obviously the choice of motherboard will dictate the type of RAM you use with a Skylake CPU. If it has DDR3 DIMM slots, then DDR3 is the memory you'll need, if they are DDR4 DIMM slots then obviously you'll want DDR4 RAM.
 
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Do you presently have a 2600K? If you do and this systems primary use is gaming, then the 2600K would likely be better than the i3 6100.
 
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That would be a better plan. This would be a good start, maybe if you can, even a better motherboard.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($43.37 @ Amazon)
Total: $262.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-11 05:26 EST-0500

And by the way, if you already had an i7-2600k, it would make sense to use that instead.
 
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@techgeek no one of my friend has this. I want upgrade room to be possible in future like replacing i3 6100 with an i5 or i7 if i buy an i3

Asus h110m-k d3 would be the mobo in my range

 
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I don't think it will bottleneck a 280X much. It's really dependent on the game you're playing. If it's a multithreaded game that can take advantage of 4 or more threads and it leans heavily on the CPU, then it's going to be the bottleneck. However if it only uses two threads and it's not CPU dependent then the performance will be limited by your GPU which is where you want the bottleneck to be.
 
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I guess the bottleneck would not be a massive one in multi threaded games? Still a game would be much playable? I would be getting i3 6100 over my core 2 quad q9550. Is it a better jump?
 
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The bottleneck will be more pronounced in games that can utilize more than 4 threads. Since this CPU has hyperthreading, under the right conditions it looks like a quad core. However under the wrong conditions it might only perform as a dual core. A game that uses 4 or more threads and uses each core heavily will bottleneck. RTS's and multiplayer FPS with lots of players (like BF4) use the CPU heavily. In these cases you might experience bottlenecking. In single player FPS's, RPG's and online FPS's with few players, you should be OK. These are general guidelines, performance will be dictated on a game per game basis.
 
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Thanks so much. I will upgrade to i5 6600 later on then maybe i7 6700k. I3 6100 would be a good choice and a room to upgrade. P.s i will be ok with the games if there is a bottleneck unless it starts to lag so much
 
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If you have no intention of overclocking, don't bother with a K series CPU. It's really the only reason to spend the extra on it. The clock difference between the K and non-K is only 600MHZ which sounds like a lot, but in gaming doesn't mean a lot. Now if you did other CPU intensive tasks (video editing, transcoding, etc) then the K series might be worth it.
 
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