is i3 6100 good enough?

ritam bala

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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
 
Solution
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.
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 .
 

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