Forest_Penguin Commendable Apr 12, 2016 70 1 1,660 Jun 13, 2016 #1 Some games like far cry 4 require a quad core cpu to play. Will it run an a 2 core 4 thread i3?
Solution DonkeyOatie Jun 13, 2016 Yes. It has Hyperthreading, which is two virtual cores allowing for four threads. Far Cry 4 needs more than two threads. Read this: http://www.techspot.com/review/917-far-cry-4-benchmarks/page5.html
Yes. It has Hyperthreading, which is two virtual cores allowing for four threads. Far Cry 4 needs more than two threads. Read this: http://www.techspot.com/review/917-far-cry-4-benchmarks/page5.html
bicycle_repair_man Splendid Jan 10, 2014 5,752 2 28,960 Jun 13, 2016 #2 Chances are yes, it will run, but it depends on which specific i3 you have. A game doesn't distinguish between a core and a thread; it only sees threads. Upvote 0 Downvote
Chances are yes, it will run, but it depends on which specific i3 you have. A game doesn't distinguish between a core and a thread; it only sees threads.
DonkeyOatie Champion Sep 16, 2014 12,141 1 50,960 Jun 13, 2016 Solution #3 Yes. It has Hyperthreading, which is two virtual cores allowing for four threads. Far Cry 4 needs more than two threads. Read this: http://www.techspot.com/review/917-far-cry-4-benchmarks/page5.html Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Yes. It has Hyperthreading, which is two virtual cores allowing for four threads. Far Cry 4 needs more than two threads. Read this: http://www.techspot.com/review/917-far-cry-4-benchmarks/page5.html
G GhislainG Titan Jul 16, 2008 23,965 5 74,965 Jun 13, 2016 #4 Yes, but an i5 probably would provide better performance. Upvote 0 Downvote
dark_lord69 Splendid Jun 6, 2006 3,227 8 22,015 Jun 13, 2016 #5 Looks like it runs fine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFpuUj0hWBA Upvote 0 Downvote
Forest_Penguin Commendable Apr 12, 2016 70 1 1,660 Jun 13, 2016 #6 GhislainG : Yes, but an i5 probably would provide better performance. I know but I am building a second hand gaming pc for a friend with a budget of 300$. I am able to get and i3 2100, 8GB ddr3 and a gtx 960 4GB Upvote 0 Downvote
GhislainG : Yes, but an i5 probably would provide better performance. I know but I am building a second hand gaming pc for a friend with a budget of 300$. I am able to get and i3 2100, 8GB ddr3 and a gtx 960 4GB