FX-6300 vs G3258

[Chugle]

I can't decide between these two. On one hand you have a dark horse, which has great over-clocking potential. Then on the other hand you have a hexacore/thread which also has great over-clocking potential. Help plz. 

[CydiaDash]

G3258. Why? Because Pentium awesomeness

[minibois]

i3 4160? Is that an option?

[rtpb5642]

i3

[hsm]

a step up to an I3 would be worth it.

[ZetZet]

i3, both of those other options are crippled.

[flibberdipper]

Is an i3 an option? Because the FX-6300 is definetly faster out of the gate, but the upgrade path on the G3258 is FAR better.

[LNW]

If it's strictly between the two? 6300. But if you think you could go up to an i3, do it. 

[BrinkGG]

I can't decide between these two. On one hand you have a dark horse, which has great over-clocking potential. Then on the other hand you have a hexacore/thread which also has great over-clocking potential. Help plz. 

The 6300 has NO upgrade path, comparatively bad single core performance, and its not even a true hexacore... Tri Core with hyperthreading-ish. 

Go with the G3258. 

[Textosterone]

6300 for now get an i3 or i5 later

[Chugle]

No... I'm talking about the FX-6300 and the G3258. not the 4160. 

[TheKDub]

I can't decide between these two. On one hand you have a dark horse, which has great over-clocking potential. Then on the other hand you have a hexacore/thread which also has great over-clocking potential. Help plz. 

 

Get an i3 instead.

 

If it has to be between the two, get the pentium, it's got a much better upgrade path, whereas the fx-6300 basically has none. (at least no decent upgrade path)

[themaniac]

for gaming than the pentium for multithreaded applications the 6300 but if an i3 is an option then i3 all the way

[Zayzo]

i3 please

[DarkBlade2117]

No... I'm talking about the FX-6300 and the G3258. not the 4160.

You can get an i3 and H97 for around the same price as a FX6 and a good board to overclock on it...

[iHardware Shelden]

FX 6300 is better than the Pentium for sure when it comes to most tasks. Great CPU and you can always save up later on for a nice unlocked i5 build with the 6600k for example down the road.

[don_svetlio]

i3

[harrynowl]

To be honest for gaming at 60FPS they are both fine however the 6300 will probably have less frame time problems (as the two threads on the 3258 can cause a bit of a backlog).

 

But the 3258 offers an upgrade path whereas the 6300 doesn't as the 8320 really isn't much better.

 

Is i3 4150 not an option at all?

 

The 6300 has NO upgrade path, comparatively bad single core performance, and its not even a true hexacore... Tri Core with hyperthreading-ish. 

Go with the G3258. 

CMT is very different to hyperthreading to be honest, to say it's hyperthreading-ish is quite misleading as HT is a 20% performance gain by adding an extra pipeline and CMT is 80% efficiency with all parts of the modules active (as opposed to 100% if you were to use a single integer unit inside the module and not two), so you get 80% of the integer performance that would be offered by a 'true' 6 core.

 

FX 6300 is better than the Pentium for sure when it comes to most tasks. Great CPU and you can always save up later on for a nice unlocked i5 build with the 6600k for example down the road.

He'd need to buy a new platform either way though, but the G3258 would have a lower bomb cost to begin with.

[MaximusDecimus]

G3258 because you don't want to have to buy a new motherboard when you want to upgrade.

[byalexandr]

G3258, if you're on an FX chip that's the best you get. With the G3258 you can always upgrade to an i5 or i7.

[i_build_nanosuits]

The FX-6300 is a much more capable CPU but the G3258 is a great place holder until you can afford a real CPU.

[Nena Trinity]

FX if you have no plans for future upgrades!

 

Or if you plan to keep it so long you swap mobo before upgrade...

[Yoinkerman]

If it was my primary gaming computer I'd get the 6300. While my g3258s are nice, they're more of a toy

[lightningterror]

i3 > fx 6300 > g3258

 

the g3258 / i3 have a better upgrade path.

[Nena Trinity]

i3 > fx 6300 > g3258

 

the g3258 / i3 have a better upgrade path.

Actually its FX-6300 = i3 but the i3 does indeed have a much better upgrade path!