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Buying new CPU, Which is better ? ? ?

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New to this forum and not much knowledge about CPU's... Which is a better CPU?

I just mainly use my CPU for web surfing, downloading files, watching movies, basic computer work, and occasionally gaming (nothing serious). I want a cpu with good graphics and speed.

I plan on just buying a CPU from bestbuy and came down to these 6 options for under $600. Which is a better bang for my buck? Thanks

1) Asus Essentio $430
Processor: AMD A8-5500
Processor Speed: 3.2GHz (with Turbo CORE up to 3.7GHz)
Cache Memory : 4MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM): 8GB
Type of Memory (RAM): DDR3
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7560D

2) HP Pavilion $460
Processor Platform: AMD VISION A6-5200 APU
Processor: AMD A6-Series
Processor Speed: 2.0GHz
Cache Memory : 2MB
System Memory (RAM): 8GB
Type of Memory (RAM): DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8400

3) Asus Essentio $600
Processor: Intel® 4th Generation Core™ i5-4660 S
Processor Speed: 2.9GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz)
Cache Memory : 6MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM): 8GB
Type of Memory (RAM): DDR3
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 4600

4) Dell Inspiron $570
Processor: Intel® 4th Generation Core™ i5-4440
Processor Speed: 3.1GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz)
Cache Memory : 6MB
System Memory (RAM): 8GB
Type of Memory (RAM): DDR3
Graphics: Intel® HD

5) Dell Inspiron $550
Processor: Intel® 4th Generation Core™ i5-4440
Processor Speed: 3.1GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz)
Cache Memory : 6MB
System Memory (RAM): 8GB
Type of Memory (RAM): DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 4600

6) HP ENVY $570
Processor Platform: AMD VISION A10-6700 APU
Processor: AMD A10-Series
Processor Speed: 3.7GHz
Cache Memory : 4MB
System Memory (RAM): 8GB
Type of Memory (RAM): DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8670D

 
we need model numbers on the processors to tell you if they're better in the case of the i5s
but the a10 will probably have the best overall performance (cpu+gpu)
 


^edited the post ad added the model numbers