Low end 1151 (300 series) CPU

[jamespromiii]

Hey guys I've got a question what's the lowest end socket 1151 CPU you can get? I'm looking for light gaming but mostly web browsing and such.

 

[mdd1963]

Once you include gaming as a goal, most jump to the i5-8400 (w/ 6 cores/6 threads) as the new standard minimum, as 4c/4t solutions (i3-8100) are beginning to struggle with newer games, although they are perfectly adequate for older games, surfing, general office duties, etc....

 

[electro_neanderthal]

Might be a Celron G4920 according to Newegg based on the lowest price filter (I mean, technically you can go lower, but would you want to? An FX 6300 is already twice the performance of a G4920 according to : https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Celeron+G4920+%40+3.20GHz&id=3305).

Not sure I want to even try and tell you how well it will game, but I can make a guess: Should just be the minimum for "light" (ie. Facebook, 2D stuff, AAA older than 6 years, etc.) gaming.

 

[jamespromiii]

I was considering socket AM3+ but I was advised that the motherboards are dead technology. I guess I'll give the I3 8100 a go.