is i3 6100 good enough?

[ritam bala]

So , thinking about updating my computer and i have no idea which processor to buy . Please take a look at my requirements.
I am new into computer programming and stuff, just started to code and kinda code all day long , i am into java,c++,scipting,php etc. Below is a list of software i gotta work with ,just wanted to know if i3 6100 is fast(super fast) with the below mentioned softwares :
1. Android studio
2. Android emulator(i hope i3 will open it faster)
3. Visual Studio (the latest one )
4. A bit of Photoshop

I kinda open up other application too while coding such as chrome for help and searching a bit of this and that & email, a music player(sometimes youtube), a pdf reader (Nitro PDF) is a must in my case for reference . So a little bit of multitasking as you read.

I dont game much but would also like to know that would i require a gfx for cs go (frame rate 30+ if possible) and if yes can a less pricy one good enough?

Last but not least how much ram would i need??
If i am not through enough please do let me know what else i need to add.
Thank You

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

Well, the I3 6100 has hyper-threading which will help you a lot but being dual core.......not the best for what you need it. You will want 16GB of fast DDR4 RAM + an SSD for fast loading.. Now.....obviously, an I5 6500 would be better , not to mention I7 6700. It all comes down to your budget. If your budget only gets you the I3 6100 then....you either go with it or increase your budget.

 

[rgd1101]

get a i5 quad core.
at least 8GB ram.
I sometime have 3-4 VS studio solution projects open with 1 VM. different browser. a few other apps here and there and it works fine.

 

[ritam bala]

thank you for your response , but what do u mean by dual core here?? If u say i am in need of more core shall i move to AMD CPU's cause i stated i3 6100 as kinda my limit to budget but i may budge to i5 6500 but that might compromise my goal to buy a 16 Gb ram instead i would have to revert back to 8 gb or an even lower ddr4 ram if available.

 

[rgd1101]

What your budget? need OS, monitor, mouse, keyboard?

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

I3 6100 is a dual core CPU with 4 threads and hyperthreading. I5 6500 is quad core with 4 threads but does not have hyperthreading. I7 has 4 cores,8 threads and hyperthreading. Keep in mind that these are all Skylake family and is recommended by Intel that you use DDR4. You can do with 8 GB of ram and get the i5. Adding RAM is probably the easiest thing and not expensive at all.

 

[ritam bala]

No sir, just need to buy an processor, ram & motherboard, I am from india and here i3 6100 is around 10K INR , i5 6400 at 15K INR ,i5 6600 at 16K INR , 8GB KINGSTON HYPERX 2133 mhz ddr4 at 4K INR & motherboard Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2 DDR4 Intel 6th Generation Motherboard LGA 1151/ Intel H110 at 5K INR i am hoping to get everything under 22-23 at max .