Question AMD Athlon 3000G or Intel Pentium G6400

[mohan_kumar]

I am building this for my neighbour office friend. He is a Stock Broker. He will use mostly for browsing, MS Office and a software which is used for his broking. He wants it to be fast. Should I buy AMD Athlon 3000G or Intel Pentium G6400? I don't know about the software that he uses for broking. Is the better iGPU in 3000G of any use for him in his software? I think the processor in G6400 is better than the 3000G. Please help.

 

[USAFRet]

"I don't know about the software that he uses for broking. "

Maybe, just maybe, that might be one of the first things you want find out?
The requirements for whatever it is he uses.

 

[mohan_kumar]

Maybe, just maybe, that might be one of the first things you want find out?
The requirements for whatever it is he uses.

The software that he uses is ODIN Trading Software.

 

[mdd1963]

I could not see intentionally choosing a dual core CPU in almost 2021...for anything; bump the Intel option at least to an i3-10100, costing your friend an extra $60 or so...($125 CPU cost)

The 3000G has virtues, I'm sure, but, they are rarely worth listing...and you can bet your bottom dollar it is slower than the above.

 

[USAFRet]

Neither of those CPUs are a good choice.

And you can't select a CPU in isolation. A PC is a whole system. CPU/motherboard/RAM/software/etc....
All wrapped in a "budget".

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[mohan_kumar]

Neither of those CPUs are a good choice.

And you can't select a CPU in isolation. A PC is a whole system. CPU/motherboard/RAM/software/etc....
All wrapped in a "budget".

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AMD Athlon 3000G Processor with Vega 3 Graphics
MSI A320M-A Pro Max Motherboard
Crucial 8GB 2666 MHz RAM
Kingston A2000 250GB M.2 NVMe SSD
Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite 450W 80+ Power Supply
Corsair Carbide 100R Cabinet
Dell D2020H 19.5” HD+ Monitor
Dell KB216 Keyboard
Dell MS116 Mouse

 

[USAFRet]

Ryzen 3 3200G would be better, for only a few $$ more.

 

[mohan_kumar]

Ryzen 3 3200G would be better, for only a few $$ more.

In India,
Ryzen 3 3200G = $113
Intel i3-10100 = $127

 

[USAFRet]

In India,
Ryzen 3 3200G = $113
Intel i3-10100 = $127

And the Athlon?

Sorry, but responders can't proactively know the comparative prices of every part in every market.

 

[mohan_kumar]

And the Athlon?
Sorry, but responders can't proactively know the comparative prices of every part in every market.

In India,
Athlon 3000G = $64
Pentium G6400 = $72
Ryzen 3 2200G = $102
Ryzen 3 3200G = $113
Intel i3-10100 = $127
Ryzen 3 Pro 4350G = $165

Motherboard that I chose
Intel = Asus Prime H410M-E = $74
AMD = MSI A320M A Pro Max = $57