Intel Pentium?? Good for gaming??

[Lilninjsways]

Is it good for gaming

[iRileyx]

Which model pentium?

What games?

Obviously it won't be able to give you 100+fps(though CS:GO it probably can) but most games it can run them just fine on high settings at 1080p when paired with a good graphics card.

[3 Lions]

For games that don't use more than 2 cores then a Pentium is fine, for games that use more than 2 cores then an i3 would be better. 

[iRileyx]

1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

For games that don't use more than 2 cores then a Pentium is fine, for games that use more than 2 cores then an i3 would be better. 

depends which pentium he's referring to, the new Kaby Lake ones have hyperthreading and aren't far behind the i3's

[Jiaweeeee]

Extreme Gaming ? Mehh

Budget gaming build ? Definitely 

 

Seems like alot of video is popping up nowadays regarding this CPU having the best performance for the budget price range

[Dango]

Good for wallet...

[Lilninjsways]

8 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

depends which pentium he's referring to, the new Kaby Lake ones have hyperthreading and aren't far behind the i3's

3258 3.2 ghz

[Kosios]

It's pretty good.  

[Lilninjsways]

9 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

For games that don't use more than 2 cores then a Pentium is fine, for games that use more than 2 cores then an i3 would be better. 

What games or what type will require more than 2?

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, Lilninjsways said:

What games or what type will require more than 2?

Basically all modern games of today. 

[Lilninjsways]

5 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Basically all modern games of today. 

Welp crap need a better one then what's a good really cheap cpu

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, Lilninjsways said:

Welp crap need a better one then what's a good really cheap cpu

As RKRiley said the new Kaby Lake Pentiums have hyper threading (I didn't know this). If you want to step up to an i3 then I would recommend the i3 6100 or i3 7100. 

[Lilninjsways]

3 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

As RKRiley said the new Kaby Lake Pentiums have hyper threading (I didn't know this). If you want to step up to an i3 then I would recommend the i3 6100 or i3 7100. 

I need a cheap cpu like less than 100 usd

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, Lilninjsways said:

I need a cheap cpu like less than 100 usd

Then look for Kaby Lake Pentiums.