AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel i3 6100

[feartheNightFury]

Im building a budget gaming rig and im not sure whether to use the 860K or the i3 6100 CPU. Im planning on using a GTX 1050Ti though i may get the 3Gb 1060 if my budget allows. The 860K is cheaper and has quad cores and the same base clock speed. is there any point in getting the i3 6100 or will i just be throwing money down the toilet?

[feartheNightFury]

i should have said that my budget is £500

[Guest]

i3 6100 is significantly more powerful. Defiantly get it if you can afford it.

[aSpoink]

2 minutes ago, feartheNightFury said:

Im building a budget gaming rig and im not sure whether to use the 860K or the i3 6100 CPU. Im planning on using a GTX 1050Ti though i may get the 3Gb 1060 if my budget allows. The 860K is cheaper and has quad cores and the same base clock speed. is there any point in getting the i3 6100 or will i just be throwing money down the toilet?

I would get the i3 just for the upgrade path, the fm2+ socket  is pretty much dead. But with the i3 you could upgrade to a i5/i7 when you get some more money.

[Energycore]

6 minutes ago, feartheNightFury said:

Im building a budget gaming rig and im not sure whether to use the 860K or the i3 6100 CPU. Im planning on using a GTX 1050Ti though i may get the 3Gb 1060 if my budget allows. The 860K is cheaper and has quad cores and the same base clock speed. is there any point in getting the i3 6100 or will i just be throwing money down the toilet?

I would recommend to save up a little bit more. It will all in all last you for longer and be a much better experience, and if you buy cheaper today you'll get a computer that lasts for decidedly less time. At the very least, I would get this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£92.91 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£16.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£16.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£62.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£45.78 @ Misco UK)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  (£189.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.97 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.99 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £562.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 18:42 GMT+0000

 

I would say that this is the sweet spot for price to performance that you can get. I wouldn't drop the SSD, it's one of the more important factors to a smoother computing experience.

[EPPHO]

i3 is way more powerful

[feartheNightFury]

this is really useful thanks for all the help guys

[PlayStation 2]

i3 will be better in basically every case.

I would push for a 4GB 470 or 3GB 1060 if you can.