Meets spec?

[SirGeneral]

does an AMD Athlon X4 845 match or has better specs than an AMD FX-6300 at 3.5GHz?

[iRileyx]

The athlon has two less cores for starters. 

 

The 6300 is a slightly newer architecture so at 3.5 would be slightly faster. 

 

Don't buy a 6300 though, ryzen would be a better choice. 

[SirGeneral]

so doesn't meet spec?

[3 Lions]

Take a look at this...

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-6300-vs-AMD-Athlon-X4-845/1555vsm84491 

 

Both are not very good in terms of performance so if you want AMD you should go for Ryzen.

Edited March 12, 2018 by LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo

[SirGeneral]

ive alredy got the cpu and the board i just want to know if it meets 1080p@30fps so I can play sea of thieves 

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, SirGeneral said:

ive alredy got the cpu and the board i just want to know if it meets 1080p@30fps so I can play sea of thieves 

Sell the CPU and board on Ebay...

[KarathKasun]

20 minutes ago, SirGeneral said:

ive alredy got the cpu and the board i just want to know if it meets 1080p@30fps so I can play sea of thieves 

Looks like you will be somewhere between low and medium settings.

 

Expect FPS drops and possible stuttering, as that CPU is more like a Phenom II x4 which is listed for minimum/low settings.

[SirGeneral]

thanks @KarathKasun

[Liquid_Z]

I'll do my best to answer your question to the best of my ability. No I don't think that you will have a problem running SoT with that CPU.

 

According to the games requirements: (https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-system-requirements-revealed/)

• An AMD FX-8150a will run SoT at 1080p @60 fps at medium settings.
• An Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 will run SoT at 720@30 fps at low settings. 

The Athlon X4 845 preforms 25-50% better then a Q9450⁽¹⁾. In fact the 845 has very similar performance to the FX-8150 ⁽²⁾. So I believe it's very possible to play Sea of Thieves at 1080p @60 fps at medium settings. I'm very confident that you'll have a positive experience using that CPU providing more fps then you even initially hoped for.

 

Additionally to support my claims, I'm providing a Youtube video showing a Phenom II X4 965 processor being used where it seems to keep a frame-rate of 50-60fps. According to benchmarks the Athlon X4 845 runs 6-15% faster then the Phenom II X4 965^(3). I think you are more then fine with the CPU you already have. Based on what you've communicated so far, I find no compelling reason that you must sell your cpu and mobo, and upgrade to Ryzen as others have suggested.

I hope you find this information both informative and helpful. Best of luck and happy gaming!

 

Reference benchmark comparisons: 

(1) http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9450-vs-AMD-Athlon-X4-845/m765vsm84491

(2) http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-8150-vs-AMD-Athlon-X4-845/2006vsm84491

(3) http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-965-vs-AMD-Athlon-X4-845/606vsm84491