Is the I5 3470T still a decent CPU for gaming?

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I currently have an old desktop with a Pentium G645 and a GT730 with an SSD.
When I firstly put the SSD in it, the desktop was a decent gaming desktop but now it's starting to get slower and it's because of the CPU. On normal browsing, the CPU is almost at 100% all the time and even though it still can game, it's laggy and it can only handle the game, nothing else.

After thinking about it, I decided this needs an upgrade and I went to look for some I5's on my country's used shops and I found a I5 3470T and it's good for my budget and it also looks good in specs. Still a dual core but with 4 threads. But I still have some doubts since it only has 2 cores.

So my question is if this CPU is worth the 25-30$ upgrade or if I should get a better I5 of the same generation like the I5-3340 for 50$.

This desktop isn't supposed to handle demanding games, just "light" games like LOL, CS:GO and that kind of games.

I also bought 4 more GBs of RAM to have 8GB.

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For the i5-3340, you'll get around 25% better performance, but at double the price of the i5-3470T. If you're going to spend more money, an i7-3770 would be a huge bump up in performance that you would notice.
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https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html

Intel calls the T series of CPUs "power optimized". What this means is they run slower than the normal numbered CPUs. While I didn't look it up, if it's a 2C/4T instead of a 4C/4T like normal i5s, that's another way they are "saving power". Personally I don't think the 3470T was ever a "decent CPU for gaming". 750, 2500, 3570K, 4670K, etc. Those are gaming CPUs.

Which one to buy, 3470T or the 3340? I'm going to guess it doesn't matter. Intel names their CPUs pretty good, and they are from the same series. 3470 and 3340 probably perform very close to each other. So I'd get whichever is cheaper. If you do get the 3470T, make sure you have updated the bios. While they are the same socket Ivy Bridge chips need the newest bios installed to run on older Sandy Bridge motherboards. There is a chance the new CPU won't run if you don't update it first.
 
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http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3470T-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3340

The 3470T looks good. Even though it only has 2 cores, it has 4 threads and is cheaper. From CPU boss, I can see the 3470T only loses on the multi core tests and not for much and still out performs in single core, probably because of the higher turbo clock.

I only came here to listen to other people opinions and probably self experience.

From the replies I alredy got, I guess the cheaper 3470T looks like a good option. Cheaper is better since I'm on a low budget.

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Just checked and the 3470T has hyper thread while the 3340 doesn't.
It may not be a huge factor in deciding which one go buy but for half the price, it's probably the best option.
I'll wait for more opinions since it's the weekend right now and stores are closed.

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Honestly, if sticking to Ivy-Bridge, you might as well make the upgrade worthy, and drop the dual core 'T' for either an 'S' version (4core/4thread) or a i5-3570, which are $10-$20 more. The 'T' cpus were nothing more than downgraded versions, that i5 basically behaving the same as the cheaper i3 with its 2c/4t.
 
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I run a non T I5 3470 which you can pic up at a low price. And honestly paired with my GPU it flys through all games. I have not needed to upgrade nor while I upgrade my cpu for a long time. The GPU will probably need upgrading before my cpu does
 
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Thanks for your reply!

After looking around and thinking about everyone's opinions, I chose an I5-3340 which I picked up for 50€.
Waiting for it to arrive and will give news when everything is ready and tested!

Thanks!
 
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Alot of people dismiss old gen cpus. But they are still bang for buck if paired with a decent gpu. Most are only 10 percent lower on performance compared to current 7th gen cpus. Hope it all works out and you get the rig you are wanting.

 
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