Hi,
I'm going to order some parts to make a new home machine.
For both Windows and Linux (dual boot) - general applications and a load of virtualization.
Looking at the prices around, i've narrowed it down to the following:
- AMD Bulldozer FX 6100 (3.3Ghz, 6 cores, 15mb cache)
- Core i3 2130 (3.4Ghz, 2 cores, 3mb cache)
- Core i5 2500 (3.3ghz, 4 cores, 6mb cache)
The i3 seems to mostly outperform the FX6100 in the benchmarks i've seen, and uses less power so will save on "running costs" but with a motherboard with 4x RAM slots and PCI slots, is going to cost me £39 (GBP) more than the AMD.
The i5 is obviously better again but is going to cost me £44 (GBP) more than the i3 (£83 more than the AMD).
What would people recommend?
Is the i3 worth £39 more? - is the i5 worth another £44 on top of that?
How does the performance and power consumption compare in the real world?
The boards I was looking at are the Asus P8268-U LX for the Intel's or the M5A78L-M/USB3 for the AMD.
I'm going to get 8GB DDR3 initially but with the aim of upgrading to 16GB when I can afford it, hence wanting the 4 RAM slots.
Any advice from those with experience would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian
I'm going to order some parts to make a new home machine.
For both Windows and Linux (dual boot) - general applications and a load of virtualization.
Looking at the prices around, i've narrowed it down to the following:
- AMD Bulldozer FX 6100 (3.3Ghz, 6 cores, 15mb cache)
- Core i3 2130 (3.4Ghz, 2 cores, 3mb cache)
- Core i5 2500 (3.3ghz, 4 cores, 6mb cache)
The i3 seems to mostly outperform the FX6100 in the benchmarks i've seen, and uses less power so will save on "running costs" but with a motherboard with 4x RAM slots and PCI slots, is going to cost me £39 (GBP) more than the AMD.
The i5 is obviously better again but is going to cost me £44 (GBP) more than the i3 (£83 more than the AMD).
What would people recommend?
Is the i3 worth £39 more? - is the i5 worth another £44 on top of that?
How does the performance and power consumption compare in the real world?
The boards I was looking at are the Asus P8268-U LX for the Intel's or the M5A78L-M/USB3 for the AMD.
I'm going to get 8GB DDR3 initially but with the aim of upgrading to 16GB when I can afford it, hence wanting the 4 RAM slots.
Any advice from those with experience would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian