Looking for a CPU,max 280$

[Firecow]

Hey i was wondering if you can help me decide on a CPU.
I mostly play games like League of Legends, Left for Dead and such.
I have the following on my list.

• 
  ■Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz
  1.500DKK (220$)
  Cpubenchmark.net 6,629
  ■Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
  1.700DKK (250$)
  Cpubenchmark.net 7,056
  ■AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz
  1.800DKK (260$)
  Cpubenchmark.net 10,255

I'm kindda puzzled as to why cpubenchmark score is so much better for the AMD.
Are cpubenchmark.net not a good source for such scores?

Feel free to add CPU's in that price range, if you think i've missed some good options.

Thanks
Yours
Firecow

 

[Gam3r01]

Synthetic benchmarks, and multithread results. They should not be used as an indication for gaming.
I would take the 6500 with a Z170 motherboard. Do some base clock adjustments and get a clock boost on it and call it good. It will perform moderately better stock than the 4460 and the FX9 series.

 

[Firecow]

I was suspicious about those scores, thanks for clearing that up
Adjusting base clock, does that require another fan than the stock one? Or will it be sufficient ?

 

[cdabc123]

a aftermarket cooler would be best. and the 6500 is a great cpu

 

[10tacle]

The i5 6500 will beat the FX-9590 in most real world productivity applications and in dedicated graphics gaming (video cards added), especially in single-threaded apps. Sure that 4.7GHz sounds great and fast with the 9590, but in the real world, it's the architecture that is more important than raw core speed.

Go with the Skylake i5 6500. You will also have a more future proof build for future CPU upgrades since it is DDR4 and not the slowly dying DDR3 format of the Haswell 4460.