i3 8100 vs i5 4670

[immotfish]

Hey, so I currently have a GTX 1060 that is being hugely bottle-necked by my old AMD cpu. I'm looking to upgrade my cpu and I'm pretty much set on getting the i3 8100 at this point, but I want some other opinions since I'm not sure if the research I've done is 100% accurate.

If I were to get the i5 4670, I would be able to use the ddr3 ram (8gb) currently in my system on the new motherboard I would be purchasing to use the 4670. with current ram prices i'd be saving myself a nice 70-90ish dollars.

However, If I were to buy the i3 8100 I'd have to upgrade myself to ddr4 ram which would cost me an additional 70-90 dollars. This isn't ideal, but with the newer cpu means that I have much more upgradability. Is this newer socket worth the extra 70 dollars? I'd also be getting 15 more FPS in certain games (based upon FPS benchmarks I have watched).

I'm very tempted to go with the newer gen i3, but I wanna get some extra opinions before I purchase anything.

Thanks!

 

[bmockeg]

I would get an I7 for your motherboard

 

[jaslion]

Hey, so I currently have a GTX 1060 that is being hugely bottle-necked by my old AMD cpu. I'm looking to upgrade my cpu and I'm pretty much set on getting the i3 8100 at this point, but I want some other opinions since I'm not sure if the research I've done is 100% accurate.

If I were to get the i5 4670, I would be able to use the ddr3 ram (8gb) currently in my system on the new motherboard I would be purchasing to use the 4670. with current ram prices i'd be saving myself a nice 70-90ish dollars.

However, If I were to buy the i3 8100 I'd have to upgrade myself to ddr4 ram which would cost me an additional 70-90 dollars. This isn't ideal, but with the newer cpu means that I have much more upgradability. Is this newer socket worth the extra 70 dollars? I'd also be getting 15 more FPS in certain games (based upon FPS benchmarks I have watched).

I'm very tempted to go with the newer gen i3, but I wanna get some extra opinions before I purchase anything.

Thanks!

Getting a quadcore nowadays is not really the best thing to do for games since they are really starting to move past 4 cores. That's why I would recommend a ryzen 1600/2600 or if that's out of budget a ryzen 1400/2400g (whichever fits in your budget).

Since you need a new motherboard anyways it's best to just go and move onto a new platform instead of getting an older one and a cpu that is starting to struggle in the AAA games.

 

[dontlistentome]

If keeping it cheap is the priority, buy a pre-built mini tower(not sff or dt) like a Dell Optiplex 790. Put your card in there. Add your ram. Upgrade the power supply if needed. Done. A Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge CPU suits this purpose as well as an i5 4670 would.

If you need or want the more advanced features of a new CPU, like faster SATA or USB 3.whatever, then get a Ryzen 4 core/8 thread CPU. It'll cost less than a 6 core Intel. I would not advise anyone buying all new parts to invest in a 4 core/4 thread CPU at this point in time. This is especially true for people with 1060s and above. Why limit yourself on the CPU if you spent the money on that videocard?

 

[mdd1963]

I'd also perhaps consider an R5-2600/2600X based combo these days, so you are not 'CPU core/thread count starved' a year later...; 4c/4t designs are already on limited remaining time of usefulness, especially with newer games as they release..

 

[gingerrankin]

To pair with the GTX 1060 6G I would recommend the I3-8100. If you had a GTX 1070 it would be too weak, but with the GTX 1060 it is fully capable. Also if I wanted to stream the games, I should go to something stronger.

The I5-4760 is weaker and will cause bottlenecks in games very dependent on the CPU. Haswell is the 4th gene. and coffee lake the 8th gen. Although the jumps between each generation from Haswell have been small, improvements have been added little by little (such as better support for NvMEs). Although it is still possible to buy new H81 mobo's, it is evident that it is a technology with 4 years of antiquity.

For your expressed budget, I believe that Ryzen is not an alternative. Processors that cost approximately the same as the I3-8100 (Ryzen 3 1200, Ryzen 3 1300x or Ryzen 5 1400) are clearly inferior. To go to something similar should go to a Rizen 5 1500x which is more expensive.

Of course Ryzen 5 1600 1600x 2600 2600x are better, but they are much more expensive. But I5-8400 is also better and I would prefer it before any of them except the 2600x.

In addition Ryzen, to show all its power needs high speed DDR4 (3200 or 3000) due to the problem of infinity fabric while Intel handles well with DDR4 2666.

In fact, the I3-8100 only uses the maximum 2400 speed, but if you want to switch to an I5 or I7 in the medium term, you can take advantage of the 2666 speed.

Although the prices of the DDR4 memories are crazy, they oscillate strongly and at some point a DDR4 of 3000 costs the same as one of 2666, the normal thing is that there is a difference in price.