i3 4130 bottleneck r9 285 or gtx 960

[Ashraf Mohamed]

would i3 4130 bottleneck r9 285 or gtx 960 do i need to go for i5 4440 ?

 

[dwatterworth]

Depending on the games you are playing, the 4130 will bottleneck those two GPU's in very demanding titles like Battlefield 4, Far Cry 4 etc somewhat, not a huge amount. Some titles that aren't very CPU dependent won't be bottlenecked at all by the i3.

 

[djett427]

I would go for the i5 if you can. The i3 will give you a little bottleneck in demanding games. As long as the application is somewhat CPU dependent, you will be fine.

 

[pomps74]

Not that much, it any since it is a new CPU architecture and is pretty fast. Only upgrade to an i5 if you can afford.

 

[CTurbo]

The i3 is faster than people give it credit for. It may not be the optimum choice, but it will work. Just remember, an i3 + R9 280 will outperform an i5 + R9 270 for sure.

 

[dwatterworth]

The i3 is definitely a great chip, I've got a 4330 in an HTPC that never lets me down. My answer wasn't whether it was a good chip or not, but that it will bottleneck in CPU intensive programs when compared to an i5 of similar clock speeds.

 

[st3v30]

Ok here is one video, i hope it helps with your decision.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSM8b0cYY2I (with AA)

Without AA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rih5sT5UtY