Selecting processor for my new dekstop

[indrashis95]

This is Indrashis.....
I have selected 2 processor which are almost same in price here(India)....
AMD PHENOM II X4 945 & INTEL Core i3 530....
Which of these 2 processor will be good for my rig.....(I will have one ATI HD 5770 1gb card)
Please advice............

 

[narsnail]

AMD here hands down. While the i3s are cooler and overclock very well, things are going multi-threaded, having those two extra cores will be key in the future. I find AMD setups to be cheaper overall as well.

 

[khon]

I'd probably go with the X4 945.

It's a bit slower in single threaded performance, but more and more programs are beginning to benefit from multiple cores, so I think the X4 has much better potential in the future.

 

[TemjinGold]

...unless you are mainly building to play StarCraft2...

 

[jvroig]

You can look at AnandTech Bench comparing the Phenom II X4 940 against the i3 530

The 940 is the AM2-only version of the 945, they're pretty much the same except for being able to use DDR3 on the Phenom II X4 945.

 

[bryanW1995]

no comparison, phenom II x4 is the way to go.

 

[LoneNinja]

Phenom II X4 will easily out perform the I3 in newer mutlithreaded games.