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The best way isn't to look at scores in a generic artificial benchmark, but to look at actual performance in the game you want...
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^ Fair advice but not very specific, and will not apply to everything. Gam3r01 is right in that different games have wildly different CPU needs.

I'd argue that if we're even going to take Passmark seriously (which we shouldn't), I'd probably put the single-threaded cutoff at about 2000, which is approximately what a 6-7 year old Core i3 scores... which is still going to provide a very poor experience in some games. My i5 is getting a bit long in the tooth, and at stock speeds it's around 2100 / 7600.
 
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Atreyo Bhattacharjee

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So what is the best way to tell if an old CPU or weaker current CPU will perform well in games?

 
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I don't think i3s have been there since Haswell with the 4170. Gen 1-3 i3s were pretty (intentionally) crippled performance-wise.

For entry-level gaming, you can get by with an i3 or old FX, though, but you'd have a much more pleasant experience with at least Haswell i3 level IPC or an overclocked one of the Sandy/Ivy Bridge processors.
 
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The best way isn't to look at scores in a generic artificial benchmark, but to look at actual performance in the game you want to play. Check out http://gamegpu.com/ which has benchmarks for nearly every game ever released.

Example:

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