Hello. I am currently deciding between these two processors. I am trying to figure out which one is better for me not which one is better in genreal. My CPU is a older Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.3GHZ, I am still satisfied with my PC i can play all the games i enjoy and my PC is very responsive and while browsing the web/watching videos i can have like 20+ tabs open without sluggish performance.
The ONLY things i am not happy with (this is why im considering a new processor) Is when i play league of legends if i alt+tab to open up youtube the majority of the time it wont work and things are very unresponsive and the browser will say "not responding" and it will take ages for the game to maximize after i click back on it or it just wont work at all and i have to just alt+f4 and not minimize while in game.
That and when i play GTA 4 i can crank the graphics to max and run around and everything looks great but even on the lowest settings when i will get really extreme quick fps drops especially while im driving fast and things are rendering.. I did a benchmark it said "Minimum FPS 0" And m certain this has to do with my processor as most people recommend a quad core for games like GTA 4 and BF3.
I've heard the i3 out performs a lot of quad cores for gaming but what about games that utilize multiple cores like BF3, GTA 4 and future games?
When it comes to all around every day use would a quad core phenom X4 955 perform better? It is $40 cheaper but consumes twice as much power as the i3. Or do the things i use my PC for not even require a quad core? But just a newer, Faster dual core like the i3?
TL;DR: For a everyday scenario such as 50% gaming and 50% browsing the web and watching video would you notice a difference with 4 cores over 2 cores? Or are 4 cores only beneficial in specific scenarios such as rendering and playing games that utilize 4 cores?
The ONLY things i am not happy with (this is why im considering a new processor) Is when i play league of legends if i alt+tab to open up youtube the majority of the time it wont work and things are very unresponsive and the browser will say "not responding" and it will take ages for the game to maximize after i click back on it or it just wont work at all and i have to just alt+f4 and not minimize while in game.
That and when i play GTA 4 i can crank the graphics to max and run around and everything looks great but even on the lowest settings when i will get really extreme quick fps drops especially while im driving fast and things are rendering.. I did a benchmark it said "Minimum FPS 0" And m certain this has to do with my processor as most people recommend a quad core for games like GTA 4 and BF3.
I've heard the i3 out performs a lot of quad cores for gaming but what about games that utilize multiple cores like BF3, GTA 4 and future games?
When it comes to all around every day use would a quad core phenom X4 955 perform better? It is $40 cheaper but consumes twice as much power as the i3. Or do the things i use my PC for not even require a quad core? But just a newer, Faster dual core like the i3?
TL;DR: For a everyday scenario such as 50% gaming and 50% browsing the web and watching video would you notice a difference with 4 cores over 2 cores? Or are 4 cores only beneficial in specific scenarios such as rendering and playing games that utilize 4 cores?
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