Performance of the i5 3330?

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I've been looking at the 3rd gen i5s (and motherboard) to replace my 455 x3 and the i5 3330 looks like a good budget choice but there is a lack of reviews and data about the performance about the chip.
So can anyone shed some light on the subject?

thanks.

 

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I currently have and use a AFOX AMD HD6850. Which upgrade would i most benefit from?

 

[jaguarskx]

My suggestion is to upgrade the CPU. The Athlon II X3 is a bit slow and is causing a small to a somewhat moderate bottleneck for games. So in essence, it is holding back your graphics card a bit.

 

[MajinCry]

Get a phenom II x4 965 BE. They are, in the UK anyway, less than half the price of the i5 2500k.

The 965 is only 25% slower than the 2500k. The difference in gaming? Not noticeable, and not worth the £90* premium.


*The 965 BE costs £70, the i5 2500k costs £160-£170. 200% of the price, for 125% of the performance.

 

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