I want to buy a pc recently and i am very confused about the cpu. 1st i had plan to buy core i5-3470 but after seeing the specifications of amd fx 4100, i m a bit confused now. It looks like fx 4100 and core i5-3470 is almost same but the price of amd fx 4100 is way cheaper. I also dont want to compromise with the quality. So for gaming which cpu is better? ThanksBappy
Yes. the i5-3470 is significantly better than the FX 4100. Intel AMD build their processors differently, so FX4100 @ 3.5Ghz isn't as fast as an i5-3470 @ 3.5Ghz. The i5 also costs a good bit more, so you are paying for the performance. If you are considering AMD, don't bother with the FX4100. It isn't worth it. It performs like an intel dual core. The FX6300 is only $120, its more power efficient than the FX4100, and its faster at equal clock speeds (ex: 3.5Ghz vs 3.5Ghz). You should make your choice between the FX 6300 and the i5. The i5 is faster despite the FX having 6 cores, but the FX6300 is a fantastic value processor. Both are good gaming CPUs. One benefit to getting the FX6300 is that you could put the $80 you didn't spend on an i5 into a faster video card, which will give you more speed than an i5 would've. Good luck with your build :)
I guarantee that you won't see a difference, I prefer AMD and currently use an FX 6100 cpu. What will really make the difference is the speed of the RAM that you install with it.
Blatantly so, a single core of that Core i5 is more powerful than two of AMD's best processor cores, and those aren't AMD's best either.
