Quad Core or Dual Core for Gaming?

[LazyLynx]

Whenever I was fairly new to PC gaming, I had been given a PC that hadn't been used in a while. At the time I had not known that to run games, I needed to install my drivers, and I thought that it was simply missing a processor, so I went online and bought one. I then later realized my mistake, but I still had an extra processor. So my question is, if I want to play games like Fallout 4, CS:GO, Skyrim, and games similar to this, should I go with my original processor or the one I bought?

The one currently installed into my PC is a 2.5ghz quad core Intel Q9300/ Priced around $40

The one I bought is a 2.8ghz dual core Intel E6300/ Priced around $10 <-- Wtf is that accurate?? I got ripped off!

I have heard much controversy over this topic, but never received an answer. If you know, please, feel free to comment down below. This would be much appreciated.

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

Definitely go,with the one you got. Btw, do you have a graphics card?

 

[Ecky]

The 2.5ghz Q9300 is the better CPU. The E6300 is priced as low as it is, because it will struggle greatly in any recent games, while the Q9300 will do alright most of the time.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

You are talking about CPUs that have been obsolete since 2009 here but the quad is better. Neither one is sufficient for new games like Fallout 4 except maybe using the lowest settings though.

 

[smorizio]

at some point you should look at g3258/g400 or the i3 line of cpu and a good gpu if your into gaming. with a pc that old there may not be any parts that you can reuse.

 

[unreal9400]

Dual Core for current games and Quad Core for future games.