Core i3 3240 vs. FX-6300

[DiamondFX]

This is not about fanboyism or anything like that.

 

My friend has a particular budget. He will either go with an i3-3240 or the FX-6300 processor in conjunction with either GTX 650 Ti Boost/R7 270X. Which processor would you buy and why? They will be used at stock settings. All other components will be entry level so he can just have a decent gaming experience. 

 

Thank you all in advance. 

 

 

[Shd0w2]

fx-6300 and 650ti boost. I have a couple friends on this setup, they love it to death.

[TheSLSAMG]

Neither. Athlon X4 750K and GTX 760 B-Stock from EVGA.

[MbV93]

FX 6300 destroys that i3

[Shd0w2]

Neither. Athlon X4 750K and GTX 760 B-Stock from EVGA.

YES YES YES YESSITY YES SIR.

[DoubleY]

Neither. Athlon X4 750K and GTX 760 B-Stock from EVGA.

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-2763-RX

[DiamondFX]

fx-6300 and 650ti boost. I have a couple friends on this setup, they love it to death.

 

Thanks. 

[<boss2939>]

6300 with 270x the 6300 just walks over the i3 and it gets better with mantle

[DiamondFX]

FX 6300 destroys that i3

 

In your dreams? Overstatement. 

[DiamondFX]

Neither. Athlon X4 750K and GTX 760 B-Stock from EVGA.

 

Any reasons why FM2 socket? 

[TheSLSAMG]

FX 6300 destroys that i3

Both trade blows in some aspects. The i3 will murder the FX 6300 in single-threaded applications which rely on how powerful the cores are rather than how many there are and the FX 6300 will murder the i3 in applications that rely on the opposite.

[DiamondFX]

6300 with 270x the 6300 just walks over the i3 and it gets better with mantle

 

Allegorically or literally? Please explain how. 

[nixproducer]

Any reasons why FM2 socket? 

Because AMD is soon only going to make APU's and cut out the AM3 socket so it would make it more upgradadble in the future

[DiamondFX]

Both trade blows in some aspects. The i3 will murder the FX 6300 in single-threaded applications which rely on how powerful the cores are rather than how many there are and the FX 6300 will murder the i3 in applications that rely on the opposite.

 

I love this answer. Please expand. For gaming, what would you decide on? BTW, the 470K is not available here. They will be used at stock settings. My friend cannot OC. 

[TheSLSAMG]

Any reasons why FM2 socket? 

AM3+ is dead, the 750K is a strong and inexpensive chip, it will work on a FM2+ board and it's better to have more graphical power than CPU power for most games, but still preferable to have a quad core or better. Basically put, he will have a better experience with the Athlon/760 than any of the 4 possible combinations laid out by yourself.

[MightyUnit]

FWIW my wife's rig is using a i3 3240 with a 7970 and I am surprised how well it works. In the past I have used an AMD 1090T and BTH I was not a fan of it. Although it should have had no issues keeping up I found that I did have problems in some games that were directly related to the AMD cpu or platform.

 

I guess my recommendation would be neither A or B, rather C. C would be an Intel quad core. To get the price down perhaps look for a used 3570 or 3570k or even a 2500k. 

[TheSLSAMG]

I love this answer. Please expand. For gaming, what would you decide on? BTW, the 470K is not available here. They will be used at stock settings. My friend cannot OC. 

I would decide on the FX 6300. Overall for gaming, it will be a better chip.

[TheSLSAMG]

FWIW my wife's rig is using a i3 3240 with a 7970 and I am surprised how well it works. In the past I have used an AMD 1090T and BTH I was not a fan of it. Although it should have had no issues keeping up I found that I did have problems in some games that were directly related to the AMD cpu or platform.

 

I guess my recommendation would be neither A or B, rather C. C would be an Intel quad core. To get the price down perhaps look for a used 3570 or 3570k or even a 2500k. 

Holy crap, that's one awesome bottleneck (no offense intended)

 

How does it perform in games?

[Ertman]

Did you mean r7 260x or r9 270x?

R9 270x > 650ti boost > r7 260x

CPU

The amd is far better option vs the i3. Given that applications and games are becoming more multithreaded.

[<boss2939>]

Allegorically or literally? Please explain how.

mostly in multi threaded applications but with mantle coming it would be a lot better and can easily oced at like 4 GHz with out any voltage increases and the 6300 IMO is more future proof due to it having more cores and an unlocked multiplier plus 970 mobos are cheap and have decent features plus overclocking if you ever needed more power in the future. The only reason I would buy the i3 is because it is more energy efficient and itx boards

[DiamondFX]

Thanks all. 

[DiamondFX]

AM3+ is dead, the 750K is a strong and inexpensive chip, it will work on a FM2+ board and it's better to have more graphical power than CPU power for most games, but still preferable to have a quad core or better. Basically put, he will have a better experience with the Athlon/760 than any of the 4 possible combinations laid out by yourself.

 

Just one final thing: He does have the choice to buy an A8-6600K. Would this also be good choice paired with a GTX 760?  

[TheSLSAMG]

Just one final thing: He does have the choice to buy an A8-6600K. Would this also be good choice paired with a GTX 760?  

Yes. It is basically the same CPU but with an integrated GPU.

[MightyUnit]

Holy crap, that's one awesome bottleneck (no offense intended)

 

How does it perform in games?

 

Quite well actually. She runs 2560X1440 and in BF4 64 player maps the FPS are remarkably good. More importantly the experience is fluid and enjoyable. I am actually quite amazed.

 

Personally I use a 780Ti at 2560X1600 with a 3770k @ 4.8 and in comparison to her machine I thought she would have a much larger drop in FPS. I also have a rig with a 3570k at 4.6 with two R9 280x (also 2560X1440) and I intend to do some comparisons between wife's ring and this other rig.... How though is the question!?!

[Faa]

mostly in multi threaded applications but with mantle coming it would be a lot better and can easily oced at like 4 GHz with out any voltage increases and the 6300 IMO is more future proof due to it having more cores and an unlocked multiplier plus 970 mobos are cheap and have decent features plus overclocking if you ever needed more power in the future. The only reason I would buy the i3 is because it is more energy efficient and itx boards

Uh no. With mantle an i3 & FX should perform the same, mantle is supposed to be cpu lightweight and remove bottlenecks.

Too many games dont even take advantage of more than 2 cores so an i3 is overall the better choice.