[SOLVED] Should I upgrade to i3 9100F from i5 6400?

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no requires an older motherboard and you wind up with the same # or real cores
Both of you seem to be reading this backwards. They have the i5-6400 now, and are considering moving to the i3-9100F.

In any case, no, that wouldn't be a worthwhile upgrade, since you would need a new motherboard, and would still have the same number of cores and threads, which is starting to get less than ideal for things like modern games.
I think I found a 1600 AF. It's 12nm, right?
Correct.

Amd couldn't make the 14nm ryzen 5 1600 anymore since they ended production, so they switched it to the same 12nm sillicon the 2600 is based on.

You may want to invest in a $25 tower cooler. The stock cooler is sufficient for stock, but if you grab a tower cooler. And overclock you can get a pretty huge performance benefit.

My 2600 will do 4.25ghz no problem but 4.2ghz with lower voltage, and the 1600af should be able to do the same.
 
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