Best quad core CPU under $200

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bluejaysfan12

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So my PC is currently running an FX 6300 and a GTX 950. I have noticed that the CPU is bottlenecking the entire system. So I have decided to upgrade but I do not know what to upgrade to. So I have decided to take to the forums for some help. Also if you can also include a compatible motherboard in the $50 to $70 price range in your answer that would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the help.
 
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synphul
If you want to keep your ddr3 ram there's nothing wrong with haswell i3's or i5's. The 4590 is a pretty solid i5 within your budget. i3's do well for what they are but despite having slightly higher core speeds in some cases they're dual core, not quad core cpu's. It's a toss up, in some games there's little difference, in others like witcher 3 the i3 will drop fps all over the place compared to an i5. To be expected comparing a $100 cpu to a $200 cpu.

The fx 6xxx is not a triple core cpu, it's a 6 core. It also doesn't use hyper threading, hyper threading is an intel technology that allows the cpu cores to process consecutive threads to keep the cpu core busier rather than waiting for a stalled thread to finish. The fx has 6 actual...
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