10100 vs 2600 vs 10400

[hamez93]

I was originally looking at the 10100 since its pretty cheap, new and the performance was suspiciously high for 100 dollars. I was wondering if there is something that I'm not aware of or am overlooking in the 10100, and looking at alternatives would the 10400 or 2600 be more worth it for the extra price? 
PC(I don't have it yet, mobo is based on 10100):
i3-10100
2x8GB ram
1660 ti or 2060

Some b460 motherboard 
550 watt psu

1 TB ssd
Thermaltake v200 case
 

[D13H4RD]

You can't overclock the 10100 and 10400 even with a Z490 board.

[Mister Woof]

10400F is better than every option right now at ~$150

 

Ryzen 5 2600 isn't worth getting unless it's dirt cheap, which it isn't, and no overclock will make it better than the 10400. And Ryzen 5 3600 isn't worth $200.

 

I3-10100 is fine for lower end gaming and will be fine for your chosen gpus. I use one and it actually games better than my Ryzen 5 1600 even with an overclock.

[YourRandomForumGuy]

6 minutes ago, hamez93 said:

I was originally looking at the 10100 since its pretty cheap, new and the performance was suspiciously high for 100 dollars. I was wondering if there is something that I'm not aware of or am overlooking in the 10100, and looking at alternatives would the 10400 or 2600 be more worth it for the extra price? 
PC(I don't have it yet, mobo is based on 10100):
i3-10100
2x8GB ram
1660 ti or 2060

Some b460 motherboard 
550 watt psu

1 TB ssd
Thermaltake v200 case
 

the 10400 is completely worth the extra imo

[D13H4RD]

And yeah, go with the 10400/F. Since the R5 3600 went back up to MSRP (and even higher in some places), the Intel part now stands as a very good deal, performing very closely to the 3600 (identically with a Z490 board and 3200MHz memory since only Z-series boards have XMP support) when CPU-bound.

[hamez93]

20 minutes ago, Mister Woof said:

10400F is better than every option right now at ~$150

 

Ryzen 5 2600 isn't worth getting unless it's dirt cheap, which it isn't, and Robyn 5 3600 isn't worth $200.

 

I3-10100 is fine for lower end gaming. I use one and it actually games better than my Ryzen 5 1600 even with an overclock.

alright, I think I'll go for the 10400 over the 10100 then, unless there isn't a better ryzen alternative?

Edit: Oops, I didn't see D13H4RD's comment, Thanks! 

[Mister Woof]

5 minutes ago, hamez93 said:

alright, I think I'll go for the 10400 over the 10100 then, unless there isn't a better ryzen alternative?

Edit: Oops, I didn't see D13H4RD's comment, Thanks! 

10400F is $151

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086MHSTWN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_QQX42PTABWC6B9K1MD01

 

Performance regardless of memory between it and the 3600 isn't actually perceptible by the user, only in benchmarks.

[Mister Woof]

The regular 10400 is only a $10 dollarsmore. The igpu is worth it I guess for quick sync and troubleshooting.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086MN38Q2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_PSGJCG27KQD6TBJ4BN81

 

but if you don't..... It's fine