G4560 vs i3 6100

[GoBrokeN]

Is going for the newer kaby lake G4560 instead of the i3 6100 worth it? I mean they are almost the same and the G4560 is like half the price?

 

[boosted1g]

So the i3 has faster clock speed and better integrated graphics chip, it also has a few more instruction sets.
The only thing the g4560 has going for it is that it is cheaper and supports higher frequency (2400mhz vs 2133mhz) memory natively.

The g4560 will require a 2xx serries board (so h270, z270,b250). While the 1xx serries will support it, the will require a bios update which you cant do without a skylake CPU.

If you want to get a 1xx serries board then go with 6100.
If you can get a 2xx serries board I would look at the g4620 which has same clock and igpu as i3-6100 but support for faster ram.

 

[Sakkura]

Yes, you lose very little with the much cheaper G4560.

 

[dextermat]

the G4560 will outperform the i3 6100 if overclocked

 

[TechyInAZ]

Yeah the g4560 is the better deal. Sure the 6100 has a higher frequency, but it's not by much.

 

[TJ Hooker]

The g4560 will require a 2xx serries board (so h270, z270,b250). While the 1xx serries will support it, the will require a bios update which you cant do without a skylake CPU.

If you want to get a 1xx serries board then go with 6100.
If you can get a 2xx serries board I would look at the g4620 which has same clock and igpu as i3-6100 but support for faster ram.

If you buy a new 100 series board today, would it not come with the latest BIOS which supports Kaby Lake?

Also, the G4620 costs 50% more than a G4560 for a 6% higher clock speed... Seems like a pretty poor choice to me.

the G4560 will outperform the i3 6100 if overclocked

How would you overclock the G4560?

 

[Chicano]

The i3-6100 is still 5% faster but better options are the G4600 and G4620 which are just as fast as the i3-6100 (0% difference) compare for yourself here:

Kaby Lake G4560 vs Skylake i3-6100
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/3892vs3511

 

[kraelic]

200 MHz makes no difference at this level, no need to go to g4620 for the extra cost. G4560 is the choice over every Celeron, Pentium, or I3. If you need more CPU power it is I5 or I7

G4560, B250, 8GB 2400 DDR4 take the money saved on the Pentium and put it into the graphics card 1060 or 480, This is much better than an I3-6100 with a 1050TI.

 

[deathcall666]

G4560 is superior. For its price it has the same multi thread perf. of fx6300 with i5 single thread perf. You can pair it up to a gtx1050ti before it begins to bottleneck the GPU too hard.
I3 is right now a useless choice.

 

[Sakkura]

The i3-6100 is still 5% faster but better options are the G4600 and G4620 which are just as fast as the i3-6100 (0% difference) compare for yourself here:

Kaby Lake G4560 vs Skylake i3-6100
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/3892vs3511

Not with current pricing. The G4560 is close to $60 while the G4600 and G4620 are around $90. Sure they're a little faster, but not by a margin that really justifies that price difference.

 

[Chicano]

The i3-6100 is still 5% faster but better options are the G4600 and G4620 which are just as fast as the i3-6100 (0% difference) compare for yourself here:

Kaby Lake G4560 vs Skylake i3-6100
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/3892vs3511

Not with current pricing. The G4560 is close to $60 while the G4600 and G4620 are around $90. Sure they're a little faster, but not by a margin that really justifies that price difference.

I was thinking more in terms of comparing the G4600 or G4620 against the i3-6100.. and they perform about the same for 50% to 25% cheaper prices according to http://cpu.userbenchmark.com

 

[BadActor]

The 4560 paired with 2400 speed RAM performs on par with the i3 6100, but I agree with most, that the difference in price makes the 4560 a better value.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-intel-pentium-g4560-budget-cpu-king-review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRQryMLbYvc

https://www.digitalfoundry.net/2017-01-30-budget-cpu-face-off-pentium-g4560-vs-core-i3-6100-vs-fx-6300

 

[GoBrokeN]

So the i3 has faster clock speed and better integrated graphics chip, it also has a few more instruction sets.
The only thing the g4560 has going for it is that it is cheaper and supports higher frequency (2400mhz vs 2133mhz) memory natively.

The g4560 will require a 2xx serries board (so h270, z270,b250). While the 1xx serries will support it, the will require a bios update which you cant do without a skylake CPU.

If you want to get a 1xx serries board then go with 6100.
If you can get a 2xx serries board I would look at the g4620 which has same clock and igpu as i3-6100 but support for faster ram.

Oh okey? So if i used an Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard i wouldn't have to do a bios update? Because it's 2xx

 

[Chicano]

Oh okey? So if i used an Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard i wouldn't have to do a bios update? Because it's 2xx

It already has native support for 7th Gen Kaby Lake CPUs (Pentium G4560).
http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-B250M-DS3H-rev-10#kf

 

[GoBrokeN]

Oh okey? So if i used an Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard i wouldn't have to do a bios update? Because it's 2xx

It already has native support for 7th Gen Kaby Lake CPUs (Pentium G4560).
http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-B250M-DS3H-rev-10#kf

Yeah so there would be no problem with using this motherboard with the G4560?

 

[Chicano]

Oh okey? So if i used an Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard i wouldn't have to do a bios update? Because it's 2xx

It already has native support for 7th Gen Kaby Lake CPUs (Pentium G4560).
http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-B250M-DS3H-rev-10#kf

Yeah so there would be no problem with using this motherboard with the G4560?

Right.. no problem should be expected. Mobo is compatible with the Pentium G4560 right off the box, and no bios update is needed.