Should i upgrade my cpu?

[chromic]

from AMD athlon II 3x 455 ---> FX-4100 / 6300?

was just thinking of the 4100 cause of 4 cores and its rather cheap but when looking at for example cinebench benchmarks my current 3x 455 OC'd @ 3.6 ghz from 3.3 ( not by much bt still ) gets a score of 3.02 from multi rendering and 4100 gets 3.07 from multi rendering

or should i spend some extra cash & get 6300?

 

[ASHISH65]

Do not get fx4100.get fx 6300 which far better in multitasking and gaming.

 

[ittimjones]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

Love this review every month!

Also love how my aging 2600K is still above anything AMD 😉

 

[chromic]

oh it seems that the fx-4300 is 95W too, should i get that instead?

 

[chromic]

oh and my MB has a core unlocker, would it be possible to get the 4300 --> 6 core or 6300 --> 8 core?

 

[lazyboy947]

the fx series does not have any hidden cores like the phenoms and athlons, its just built into am3+ boards as those cpus can be used on it Def the 6300, its only $10 more than the 4300 its just logical lol

 

[Z1NONLY]

6300

 

[Derza10]

Agree get the 6300.

 

[gigi_ro]

the 6300 is the best option...however,if i were you,i would try to sell what you have now and migrate towards intel,but this is regarding budget!

 

[simon12]

+1 6300 or stick with what you have until you can buy an i5.

 

[Shawna593767]

Stay with AMD to keep competition alive.

 

[stantheman123]

6300 lga 1155 is dead Socket am3+ still has steam roller
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2208525/amd-sticks-with-socket-am3-for-steamroller