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Core i3-6100 vs core i5 3330 ?

brianthesnail

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Hi guys
Ive been looking at upgrading to a skylake processor however the only cpu currently in my price range ( which also includes the mobo and ddr4 ram ) is the core i3 6100
now my current cpu is the core i5 3330 ivybridge ,so would i see a marked improvement even though i would be moving from a quad core to a dual core ?
in "cpu user benchmark"( http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-3330-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/m10vs3511 ) it shows the i3 6100 is significantly faster than my core i5 3330,but who should i believe !
any help will be much appreciated
cheers guys !
 
brianthesnail said:
Hi guys
Ive been looking at upgrading to a skylake processor however the only cpu currently in my price range ( which also includes the mobo and ddr4 ram ) is the core i3 6100
now my current cpu is the core i5 3330 ivybridge ,so would i see a marked improvement even though i would be moving from a quad core to a dual core ?
in "cpu user benchmark"( http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-3330-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/m10vs3511 ) it shows the i3 6100 is significantly faster than my core i5 3330,but who should i believe !
any help will be much appreciated
cheers guys !
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i have an 6100 and its fantastic. runs bf4, sims, fallout and so on with no problem on max setting.
my i3 is at 4.3Ghz, i would think in single thread it would crush the 3330. however i dont know know about full out cpu performance the 4 full cores may help the 3330 keep up.

if you want me to run some bench's we can compare if it helps you make a choice
Do you have 3dmark, cinebench or any thing to run?


TBF in my view if you game at 1080p the i3 6100 is all you will need, if you can overclock it it just gets better
 
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i have had a google because the question grabbed my interest and it look that at stock speeds the i3 is about 25% faster in single threaded programs and about 2% faster in multi threaded programs.

With the overclocking options on the i3 too i would think its would be a nice upgrade from an i3 3330.

i have run fire strike for you, you should also run the bench on cpu-z as it will only show cpu performance and the gpu/ram will not interfere with the score.

Fire strike - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10296620?

CPU-z single thread 2071 - multi thread 4861
 
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brianthesnail said:
Ive been looking at upgrading to a skylake processor
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Any particular reason you feel a need to upgrade, or just fancy something new?

What do you use your PC for? If games, then which ones, and what resolution do you play at? (the R9 270x is likely to become a limiting factor before the CPU in most games)


brianthesnail said:
now my current cpu is the core i5 3330 ivybridge ,so would i see a marked improvement even though i would be moving from a quad core to a dual core ?
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Overall I wouldn't think there would be a lot of improvement maybe 10% at most (and in some cases the i5 3330 will be faster due to 4 physical cores).
Unless you have a specific need for more performance (or features of a newer motherboard), I wouldn't be changing CPU, RAM and Motherboard for such a small increase.

Might be worth seeking out a i5 3570 or i7 3770 (even if not the more expensive K overclocking versions), as the higher base clock and turbo would give you a bigger performance boost without changing the whole platform.


brianthesnail said:
in "cpu user benchmark"( http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-3330-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/m10vs3511 ) it shows the i3 6100 is significantly faster than my core i5 3330,but who should i believe !
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I wouldn't read too much into that - I would suggest looking at benchmarks from more established sites (although having had a quick google, seems there are no reviews of the 3330) - Eurogamer do review the 6100.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-intel-core-i3-6100-review


When looking at the i3 6100, something to bare in mind is that whilst the there is an overclocking option available in theory it could be removed at some stage with a BIOS update for example, so should be treated more as a bonus rather than a guarantee.
 
P4Clock said:
i have had a google because the question grabbed my interest and it look that at stock speeds the i3 is about 25% faster in single threaded programs and about 2% faster in multi threaded programs.

With the overclocking options on the i3 too i would think its would be a nice upgrade from an i3 3330.

i have run fire strike for you, you should also run the bench on cpu-z as it will only show cpu performance and the gpu/ram will not interfere with the score.

Fire strike - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10296620?

CPU-z single thread 2071 - multi thread 4861
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Interesting score my cpu score was better than 0% off all results which don't surprise me since its Am1 but i wonder what your results would be without overclock and using the igpu.
I don't game but would like to run emulators for my son also problem is i already bought DDR3 2400mhz in the sell of old DDR so would use it and H110 board as well so no overclocking of the i3 6100
 
chippy08 said:
Interesting score my cpu score was better than 0% off all results which don't surprise me since its Am1 but i wonder what your results would be without overclock and using the igpu.
I don't game but would like to run emulators for my son also problem is i already bought DDR3 2400mhz in the sell of old DDR so would use it and H110 board as well so no overclocking of the i3 6100
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al have a look latter and run the test. but not fierstrike on an iGPU
i will do all 3 of the lower ones
 
chippy08 said:
Interesting score my cpu score was better than 0% off all results which don't surprise me since its Am1 but i wonder what your results would be without overclock and using the igpu.
I don't game but would like to run emulators for my son also problem is i already bought DDR3 2400mhz in the sell of old DDR so would use it and H110 board as well so no overclocking of the i3 6100
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Ice Storm - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10299054?
Ice Storm Extreme - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10299117?
Cloud Gate - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10299167?
Sky Diver - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10299234?
Fire Strike - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10299309?

cpu didn't pass 31c
 
thanks guys .. to be honest i would replace the motherboard if i had the chance,however finding a socket 1155 mobo is next to impossible ... both my systems are lga1155 and here are the specs
Main rig
core i5 3330
gigabyte H61MA-D2V(yes its rubbish but gets the job done )
8gb corsair xms3 (1333mhz )
MSI R9 270x (4GB )
128GB sandisk ssd
1tb WD hard drive (sata )
asus xonar dgx (pci-e x1 )
aerocool xpredator x1 devil red edition
seasonic 520w psu
Spare rig
core i3 3220
msi Z77A G41
Radeon HD6850 (1gb ) (sapphire )
8gb ddr3 ram (1333mhz )
500gb sata hard drive
sandisk readycache ( 32gb )
500w stealthXstream psu
Coolermaster CM690 case
creative soundblaster x-fi extreme ( pci-e x1 )

Now you will probally be saying change the motherboard from the spare rig to the main rig ... ive thought of this,however im hoping i can find a replacement for the H61 gigabyte board and i will be happy then
to be honest both systems run the majority of games very well,and i was amazed how well the core i3 3220 performed .. thats a excellent cpu especially considering i only payed £35 for it
anyway thanks guys
 
brianthesnail said:
i was amazed how well the core i3 3220 performed .. thats a excellent cpu especially considering i only payed £35 for it
anyway thanks guys
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ever one just go's passed the i3's to i5. but when you try on is it a pleasant surprise how much they can do. dont get me wrong i have an i5 myself but my boys rigs have always had i3 just for 1080p gaming and they kick ass
 
brianthesnail said:
thanks guys .. to be honest i would replace the motherboard if i had the chance,however finding a socket 1155 mobo is next to impossible ... both my systems are lga1155 and here are the specs
Main rig
core i5 3330
gigabyte H61MA-D2V(yes its rubbish but gets the job done )
8gb corsair xms3 (1333mhz )
MSI R9 270x (4GB )
128GB sandisk ssd
1tb WD hard drive (sata )
asus xonar dgx (pci-e x1 )
aerocool xpredator x1 devil red edition
seasonic 520w psu
Spare rig
core i3 3220
msi Z77A G41
Radeon HD6850 (1gb ) (sapphire )
8gb ddr3 ram (1333mhz )
500gb sata hard drive
sandisk readycache ( 32gb )
500w stealthXstream psu
Coolermaster CM690 case
creative soundblaster x-fi extreme ( pci-e x1 )

Now you will probally be saying change the motherboard from the spare rig to the main rig ... ive thought of this,however im hoping i can find a replacement for the H61 gigabyte board and i will be happy then
to be honest both systems run the majority of games very well,and i was amazed how well the core i3 3220 performed .. thats a excellent cpu especially considering i only payed £35 for it
anyway thanks guys
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If I were you I would use the Z77 motherboard with your Core i5 and IIRC some of them could run all the cores at maximum Turbo.

Now,you can get much lower replacement H61 motherboards for under £50 still,but since this a shop forum I would get into trouble telling you.

Also,for the level of graphics card you are running,your CPU is more than enough.

I am running a Xeon E3 1230 V2/Core i7 3770 and does not bottleneck my GTX960 which is a decent amount faster than your R9 270X.
 
My girlfriend had the same issue - her Z67 motherboard died a month or so ago and we just couldn't find any Z68/P67/Z75/Z77 motherboards anywhere (even the bay and MM). So rather than splashing out on a whole new setup we got a cheap H61 motherboard and shoved the turbo to maximum settings for a minor overclock of her i5-2500K (to 3.7 GHz or something).
 
To be honest i would at least be going for an i5 (6600/6600k). Whilst an i3 will be fine in single threaded stuff, more games are starting to use multiple cores and threads so i reckon an i3 is going to struggle in some stuff, espeically game coming out in the near future.

Just look at some of the gaming benchmarks here ( the link someone else posted) -

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-intel-core-i3-6100-review

There is a pretty signifcant difference in a lot of those.
 
Hi guys
Heres some 3dmark results
main rig ( firestrike )
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spare rig ( sky diver )
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i still run 3dmark 03 ( as ive been using this for years and i still like the benchmarks ) .. main rig scores 101k with 3dmark 03
 
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