Budget CPU Needed

[ziad_castellan]

So I've been thinking and decided between i3 8100/i3 7100(i guess)(motherboard: msi z270M Mortar for the 7th gen or gigabyte z370m D3H for the 8th gen) or an AMD Ryzen 5 1400 (motherboard: MSI B350M Mortar). Which should i get considering i might upgrade in the future to a better processor if the current doesn't suffice(I'll try not to)? Also I'm on a budget here so however much the above mentioned components cost is as much I'm going for cpu and motherboard.

[grimreeper132]

if you were going ryzen I would go 2400G costs very little more and you get an iGPU which can be useful even if you do have a GPU from troubleshooting. As it depends on what you are using it for, unless you are overclocking and/or using multicore speed rather than single up to quad core speeds then the i3 8100 will be faster, the 7100 is only faster in single threaded though. I would suggest the 8100 or the 2400G personally depending on what youm are doing

[J400]

go with the 2400g. or the 1600, which is only a little more expensive, but 100% worth it. I saw it on sale on ebay just last week for $169 (USD) which is $50 less than the launch price.

[Jurrunio]

In games Intel is faster so I'd go with that, but I wont save money on the motherboard. You can overload the power delivery on those cheap mobo when you upgrade the CPU to something beefy and overclock them.

[Madara Uchiha]

i recommend get better new version amd ryzen 2400g which is based on iGPU..or ryzen 5 1600 (not based iGPU)that also good choice.