FX 6300 to G4620?

[MakeAMDGreatAgain]

I was thinking of doing a pretty good budget build and just getting a 50$~ mobo, 100$ 16gb DDR4 ram~, and then a G4620 for around 70$.

Can get a G4560 for around 60, but most are sold out.

 

However, would it be worth it to upgrade to the G4620 from my FX 6300? Like, would I actually see noticeable performance increases in applications / OS usage?

 

Or should I just wait for the R5 chips, or just buy a 7600k? 7600k is almost triple the price, + 50$ more for a z270 board.

 

Hmmm

 

e: Btw, all I do is game and compile C code every once in a while, and fiddle around with Photoshop 

 

 

[Memories4K]

i would just wait for the R5 chips for the best value but if it's between the FX-6300 and G4620 (Which is basically a Core i3-6100)

Then i say go with the G4620.

EDIT: Oh, upgrading from the FX-6300; no not worth it.
I thought this was a fresh budget build.
Wait for the R5 line.

[ARikozuM]

I'd go for the 7600 non-K.

[Princess Luna]

Whatever you do, ignore the i5 7600k, there is nothing worse than an overpriced CPU that requires another load of investment to get some extra performance... the g4620 will pretty much manage to squeeze all of the 1060 / rx 480 juice out so it should be enough for decent gaming and compiling C is rather not that demanding, I think I'd go with it since the motherboard might as well give you upgrade path for an i7 7700 someday...

[GordosTacoShop]

I actually went from a FX6300 to a Kaby Lake Pentium myself.  

Long story short: For most tasks, they feel the same.  Mine is paired with the RX470.

 

As far as games go in my experience, multi-threaded titles are within 3-5 fps between the two CPUs, but older, single threaded games run better with the Pentium, with gains upwards of 10+ fps.  Bear in mind that my FX6300 is running @4.5GHz.

 

Is it a worthy standalone upgrade?  I wouldn't say it is, no... however, a lateral chip set jump with the intention of getting an i7 later is not a terrible idea.  

 

The reduction of power draw is a nice little bonus as well.   

[MakeAMDGreatAgain]

20 minutes ago, GordosTacoShop said:

I actually went from a FX6300 to a Kaby Lake Pentium myself.  

Long story short: For most tasks, they feel the same.  Mine is paired with the RX470.

 

As far as games go in my experience, multi-threaded titles are within 3-5 fps between the two CPUs, but older, single threaded games run better with the Pentium, with gains upwards of 10+ fps.  Bear in mind that my FX6300 is running @4.5GHz.

 

Is it a worthy standalone upgrade?  I wouldn't say it is, no... however, a lateral chip set jump with the intention of getting an i7 later is not a terrible idea.  

 

The reduction of power draw is a nice little bonus as well.   

Alright, you basically confirmed it for me then. I'll be upgrading to a R5 chip or an i5. (Most likely R5). Thank you

 

e: I'm just sick of "Waiting for Ryzen!" lol