Upgrade to i3

[zyntaxable]

Would I see any significant increase in performance if I sell my fx 6300 and buy the i3 4160 for gaming? Since it has just 2 cores (and no hyperthreading?) wouldn't it decrease a bit in some games that support multi core?

 

cheers

[don_svetlio]

it has 2 cores + hyperthreading = 4 threads total. Yes, it is worth it

EDIT: Any game that uses 5-6 cores will see a marginal improvement at best

[OAcesync]

i3 has hyperthreading, And a i3 would be better than any upgrade you could make on FX platform so if that's all you can get then go for it

[Mikjul]

Games like CSGO will be better on the i3 than the FX.. where CPU IPC matters, but GPU bound ones won't really matter much.

[zyntaxable]

Alright thanks! First have to sell it tho haha, wonder if anyone is even interested in it.

[Mohenjo]

ima be honest here. the gain you will get isnt worth not saving up for an i5. its simply better. and csgo runs on potatoes and the fx 6300 can achieve 300 fps on the highest settings 

[J. Hammond]

Don't forget to get a motherboard with the right socket!

[Senzelian]

Would I see any significant increase in performance if I sell my fx 6300 and buy the i3 4160 for gaming? Since it has just 2 cores (and no hyperthreading?) wouldn't it decrease a bit in some games that support multi core?

 

cheers

I would not upgrade to an i3 if you're already on an FX6300.

There is a jump in performance, for that wouldn't be worth it that much money. I would rather wait a little longer and buy an i5-4440/4460, because then you actually get your 4 cores and something that would last you longer.

If you go for an i3 now, you'll most likely need to upgrade in the nest two years again.

[Zayzo]

ima be honest here. the gain you will get isnt worth not saving up for an i5. its simply better. and csgo runs on potatoes and the fx 6300 can achieve 300 fps on the highest settings 

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I would not upgrade to an i3 if you're already on an FX6300.

There is a jump in performance, for that wouldn't be worth it that much money. I would rather wait a little longer and buy an i5-4440/4460, because then you actually get your 4 cores and something that would last you longer.

If you go for an i3 now, you'll most likely need to upgrade in the nest two years again.

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[kameshss]

Alright thanks! First have to sell it tho haha, wonder if anyone is even interested in it.

Post it in the Classified section of this forum.

 

People will contact you if anyone has interest in your CPU.

 

Here --> Classifieds

[Misanthrope]

I used to own an i3 paired with a 290x and no game would bottleneck me at all, even GTA V works ok with that set up, I though Skyrim would benefit more from the added i5 however it turns out it was mostly a fairly intensive grass mod that destroys any processor anyway.

 

It is definitely an improvement but if you can maybe you wanna do an i3 Skylake that way you have more recent and future upgrade options ready. But a Haswell i3 will basically be more than ok for years to come.

[PlayStation 2]

I'd attempt to go for an i5 before you get rid of the FX-6300. it's not a big enough jump from fx-6300 to i3

[Crowcore]

Try to get an i3 4370 if your budget permits, for an even more significant jump in single-thread performance.

[don_svetlio]

Try to get an i3 4370 if your budget permits for an even more significant jump in single-thread performance.

No - better get a 4460 if you're spending that much

[Zayzo]

No - better get a 4460 if you're spending that much

Meh, depends on the game. The higher IPC on the 4370 will be better for those single threaded games. Only the 4+ core games will actually benefit from the i5. 

[don_svetlio]

Meh, depends on the game. The higher IPC on the 4370 will be better for those single threaded games. Only the 4+ core games will actually benefit from the i5. 

not really - 300 MHz OC won't fix a gap as large as the 2 extra cores

[Zayzo]

not really - 300 MHz OC won't fix a gap as large as the 2 extra cores

If its a cpu bound game that uses 1-2 cores and he's using a budget gpu then yeah it will be a big enough difference to go with the higher clocked i3. IMO i'd get the i5 anyway unless you can't afford more than that $100-$120 i3. 

[Oberon.Smite]

Alright thanks! First have to sell it tho haha, wonder if anyone is even interested in it.

Upgrade from an FX to an i3? It's an improvement, but not worth the hassle. Do yourself a favor and save up for an i5.

[iHardware Shelden]

Not worth it.... Save up more and get an i5 at least or Xeon E3.

[Nena Trinity]

FX-6300 is better... Get i5 or i7...

 

Edit:

FX-8320, 50 or 70 is a option to...

[Zayzo]

FX-6300 is better... Get i5 or i7...

For what? 

[Nena Trinity]

For what? 

Gaming and even more in work!

[Zayzo]

Gaming and even more in work!

Where are the games where it performs better?!?! Last time i checked FX 8 cores were losing to i3s in some games.....................................................

For any multi-threaded work, yeah, it is a great value(the fx 6300). Once you get in the i5/8xxx range you should just get a Xeon E3 for the multi-threaded work. 

[Nena Trinity]

Where are the games where it performs better?!?! Last time i checked FX 8 cores were losing to i3s in some games.....................................................

For any multi-threaded work, yeah, it is a great value(the fx 6300). Once you get in the i5/8xxx range you should just get a Xeon E3 for the multi-threaded work. 

[Zayzo]

http://www.techspot.com/review/943-best-value-desktop-cpu/page5.html

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8864/amd-fx-8320e-cpu-review-the-other-95w-vishera/5

 

@Nena360