G870 vs i3 2100

[SS01]

Title says it all. On a budget.. Is the i3 worth it over the pentium? Thanks

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

It all comes down to what you are going to be doing. While hyper-threading isnt always being used it is nice to have. Also there are some features that are enable for the Intel® HD2000 graphics on the Intel Core® i3-2100 but these are only useful if you are using the IGP. So it really comes down to the price, graphics and hyper-threading. http://ark.intel.com/compare/53422,53493

 

[SS01]

I'll be using it for light gaming, like mine craft and sims3. The heavy gaming will be done on my amd rig. I won't be using the IGP.