FD-6300 VS i3-4150

[sukuhdi]

Building a budget gaming PC, and need some advice. I am a casual gamer and will not be overclocking any of these CPU's. I already have a GTX550 Video card and have $60-$80 to spend on a basic motherboard once I decide on a CPU. I dont store any movies/songs, only surf the web and play 1-2 games.

Aren't the 4-6 core processor's mostly for the hardcore gamer? The people who play multiple FPS games on high settings, do video rendering, and who overclock their CPU? I just want one that will play games with ease for the next 5 years. Still not sure what a GPU is or if I need one.


Will the i3-4150 be ale to handle playing mmorpg games without lag?

Or will the 6 core FD6300 run games more efficiently right out of the box?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

If you don't wish to OC, then the standalone winner is i3. It's hyperthreads allow medium-high gaming, multitasking, streaming, basic rendering to be a piece of cake. Also, its very power efficient and has solid single core performance compared to the FX.

Also, hyperthreading in i3 allows its 2 physical cores to act as 4 cores, therefore 2X the performance. I'd prefer it even over an OCed FX.

The GPU is the video card or graphics card lol. You have one, the GTX 550. That card is good enough to handle games on normal settings with playable 40+ FPS on latest titles.

And the i3 will be good enough for next 5 years, if not more. Can't say the same for the non-OCed FX. Yes you'll be able to play mmorpgs on medium settings without lag, and that's because of the GPU, not the CPU. If you upgrade you GPU in future, like the R9 270X, then you'll be able to play on high-ultra without lag.

So the winner is: i3!

 

[Alex Kelly]

^^ Exactly!
Great answer. I was going to talk about the same things.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2013/11/14/intel-core-i3-4130-haswell-review/5

 

[sukuhdi]

If you don't wish to OC, then the standalone winner is i3. It's hyperthreads allow medium-high gaming, multitasking, streaming, basic rendering to be a piece of cake. Also, its very power efficient and has solid single core performance compared to the FX.

Also, hyperthreading in i3 allows its 2 physical cores to act as 4 cores, therefore 2X the performance. I'd prefer it even over an OCed FX.

The GPU is the video card or graphics card lol. You have one, the GTX 550. That card is good enough to handle games on normal settings with playable 40+ FPS on latest titles.

And the i3 will be good enough for next 5 years, if not more. Can't say the same for the non-OCed FX. Yes you'll be able to play mmorpgs on medium settings without lag, and that's because of the GPU, not the CPU. If you upgrade you GPU in future, like the R9 270X, then you'll be able to play on high-ultra without lag.

So the winner is: i3!

Wanted to make sure cause on cpuboss.com it says the i3-4150 has a GPU and the fd-6300 does not. So I was really confused about that. I wasn't sure if the GPU was attached to the processor, or if it was the same thing as a video card.

I noticed the FD6300 had a cpubenchmark score of 6,358 compared to the 5,062 score the i3-4150 had. Looks like the AMD is better since there the same price, but wasn't sure how the overclocking factored into that. I didnt think I needed a 6 core CPU though..

Thank you!!!! That's exactly what I needed to know

 

[MeteorsRaining]

^^ Exactly!
Great answer. I was going to talk about the same things.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2013/11/14/intel-core-i3-4130-haswell-review/5

Thanks
PS: I can't even see the 6300 in those benchmark lists. It just shows how poorly the FX performs in gaming.

 

[Alex Kelly]

Yeah, I just linked it to show the i3 outperforms even an FX8350 in gaming.

 

[Vitric9]

If your set on those two processors, and do not have the Budget for a big upgrade then Depending on your Motherboard the FX 6300 is not only the right choice but will Overclock fairly well. Anytime you have to choose between the FX series CPUs you should get the Piledriver architecture aka FX 4300 series, FX 6300 series, FX 8300 series. The FX 4140 uses the Bulldozer architecture and there were significant optimizations and tweaks to Pilidriver to be more efficient. For OCing 970 Chipset and up is optimal.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

sukuhdi, to clarify that, the i3 does have a kind of GPU attached to it, embedded in its dye to be technical, called an iGPU. Its the Intel integrated graphics and is good enough to handle multitasking and basic rendering. However a GPU (The GTX, Radeon and stuff to be general) is recommended when playing any sort of games, which you have (GTX 550). So you're good to go

 

[Alex Kelly]

Vitric9, the FX6300 is very poor. You gave no reason (or proof) as to why you recommend it.
To OC it, he'd need a good aftermarket cooler. Not a good option considering he could spend the extra money on a better CPU.

 

[sukuhdi]

sukuhdi, to clarify that, the i3 does have a kind of GPU attached to it, embedded in its dye to be technical, called an iGPU. Its the Intel integrated graphics and is good enough to handle multitasking and basic rendering. However a GPU (The GTX, Radeon and stuff to be general) is recommended when playing any sort of games, which you have (GTX 550). So you're good to go

Thank you for clarifying!!, stuff is so confusing

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Vitric9, the FX6300 is very poor. You gave no reason (or proof) as to why you recommend it.
To OC it, he'd need a good aftermarket cooler. Not a good option considering he could spend the extra money on a better CPU.

I agree with you, also, the OP specifically said that he won't be OCing any of the CPUs so the question of OC doesn't even arise.

And sukuhdi, Glad to help

 

[Alex Kelly]

Yup! Some people just want to suggest what they own themselves, or which brand they like better. Oh well.
sukuhdi, don't forget to select Meteors' answer as the solution

 

[sukuhdi]

Ordering these two today

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Good choice for CPU, okish for MoBo, it doesn't support memory up from 1600MHz, so make sure you get 1600MHz/9CL or lower CL RAM wtih same MHz.