i3 4130 vs i3 4160 for gaming what's the best option

[Inet]

To play (GTA 5, The Witcher, etc ... and some heavy work, photoshop), which one will be the best option to buy: i3 4130 for 50 euros, or i3 4160 about 50% more expensive? I know they are weak, but what is the best option? I wanted to play around 40 frames, with a GTX 960. Later I would upgrade the processor. From what I've seen there is still some difference in performance between the two and perhaps i should buy the 4160. What is your opinion?
Thanks

 

[rhysiam]

The 4130 is 3.4Ghz, the 4160 is 3.6Ghz, otherwise they're identical. Going for the 4160 you'd be paying 50% more for maybe 7% extra performance... no way that's worthwhile.

 

[RababNoor]

To play (GTA 5, The Witcher, etc ... and some heavy work, photoshop), which one will be the best option to buy: i3 4130 for 50 euros, or i3 4160 about 50% more expensive? I know they are weak, but what is the best option? I wanted to play around 40 frames, with a GTX 960. Later I would upgrade the processor. From what I've seen there is still some difference in performance between the two and perhaps i should buy the 4160. What is your opinion?
Thanks

For both Gaming & Processing performance you can't differentiate them. They both show identical performance in Real time.

 

[Inet]

The 4130 doesn't bottleneck the GTX 960?

 

[RababNoor]

No, It doesn't Bottleneck.

 

[jaguarskx]

If the i3-4130 bottlenecks the GTX 960, then the i3-4160 would also as well. A 200MHz difference has little impact.

 

[Inet]

Thank you all for your help.
By the way, I ended up by buying the 4160 because the 4130 was sold.

 

[Bambam47]

Would the i3 4130 bottleneck a 1070 physics wise

 

[rhysiam]

Would the i3 4130 bottleneck a 1070 physics wise

It's always best to start your own thread rather than posting in one that's been answered more than a year ago.

The short answer is, "sometimes". It will depend on the game, resolution and detail settings. The i3 will hold up much better, for example, for a 4K @ 60hz monitor than it would if you were targeting 1080P @ 144hz. Some games only really use two cores, making the i3 a perfect fit, while others really need a quad core for higher settings and frame rates. If you want a more detailed answer, start a new thread and make sure you provide your full system specs, monitor resolution and refresh rate, and the particular games you're thinking about playing.