Pentium G3258 vs ...AMD

[gorlios2]

I have historically only bought intel but I was wondering which is going to give me more bang for the buck as far as gaming and light computing purposes are concerned. The G3258 looks like a great deal but would I be better suited buying a similar option with maybe more cores from AMD? My budget is in the $200 range which would include a motherboard as well. I don't really know much about AMD so I was wondering if someone could fill me in or give me a recommendation. 

[Legitsu]

pentium hands down .. provided you overclock it 

[mansoor_]

6300

[PrehistoricDuck]

I'm sure an i5 4440/4460 plus a H81 motherboard will be cheaper than the Pentium + Z87/97 + Cooler.

 

Or you could get an FX 6300 + a solid motherboard + cooler.

[79wjd]

G3258--which can be had for $100 (with a mobo): 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/176003-us-newegg-combo-deal-msi-z97-u3-intel-pentium-g3258k-for-9998/#entry2356748

[gorlios2]

G3258--which can be had for $100 (with a mobo): 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/176003-us-newegg-combo-deal-msi-z97-u3-intel-pentium-g3258k-for-9998/#entry2356748

I was looking at that right before I saw your post. That is a deal if I ever saw one, I am seriously tempted to buy it. 

[Xquisite]

G3258 will be good enough with a decent motherboard, and the stock cooler provided with that particular CPU is a little bit different. Which means you can push your CPU to 4Ghz on just the Stock Cooler.. As said by Darrin Lynch. 

[lx_srs]

I'd go with an Athlon II X4.  Cheap, overclockable, and more threads than the G3258.

[PrehistoricDuck]

G3258--which can be had for $100 (with a mobo): 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/176003-us-newegg-combo-deal-msi-z97-u3-intel-pentium-g3258k-for-9998/#entry2356748

Wtf. $100 for that. Why cant this happen in the UK?

[79wjd]

I'd go with an Athlon II X4.  Cheap, overclockable, and more threads than the G3258.

More threads =/= better performance. Especially in gaming as most games aren't designed to run on more than 1 or 2 cores, with only a handful of more recent games utilizing 4 cores. 

 

Also, if more threads meant better performance than AMDs FX series would dominate intel as they all have 8-cores (the 8xxx+ series).

Wtf. $100 for that. Why cant this happen in the UK?

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