I'm putting together a desktop build and I want the CPU preformance to be comparable to an i3. Which AMD APU is comparable to the i3?
I'm looking at the
This computer is just going to be used for web browsing and Office.
Pretty much every AMD CPU has the same per core performance, and none of them compare to an i3 aside from like the 9590
Your best bet for an AMD CPU for low budget is going to be the 860K, which is a bit slowly, but cheaper than an i3 naturally, you'll also want a 78 or 88X motherboard for it
What's the desktop build going to be used for and what's the budget?
Budget is as cheap as possible. I'll say $550 max for now.
Only going to be used for Chrome and Office
Does the 860k have graphics? I thought it didn't so I skipped over it.
Well then, ya, here, just upgrade the CPU to a 5350 and you should be good to go for a low power office PC, if you just wanna spend a little more for a faster CPU then the A8 7600 is going to be your best bet for FM2+
You could also look into a case like this for the AM1 PC, it's not much better than the ITX board itself
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108416
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TrdGpg
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CPU: AMD 3850 1.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI AM1I Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($42.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $196.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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FM2+ Version with more RAM
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CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($42.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $326.94
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I like the a8-7800 build
What about the pentium G3258 based build?
Would basicly be more then enough for office work and browsing the web.
Core i3 is ofc also a good choice.
Do you have a mobo rec for the g3258?
Just depends if you want to help keep AMD alive or not, but it is a bit cheaper
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CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX/WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($42.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $288.94
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This build is really nice. Is the G3258 faster than the 5350 and 7800?
sure it's faster. It also doesn't really matter for basic office use.
Cool
well the 5350 is a 25W CPU, so ya, per core is faster than the A8 7600, Multi-Thread is Faster on the A8 7600
Course if it would ever be used for gaming by someone the A8 would be the way to go
for quick comparison
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2267&cmp[]=2311
Here's a modified build of the current build I'm using for college.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3KLVjX
It's based on the A10-7800. Which for my cases meets all my needs while having low power draw
Pretty much any APU that is in the A8 or A10 class is roughly comparable to an I3.
As an owner of 2 APUs they are plenty for web browsing and office. To be completely honest the AM1 platform was built for office and web browsing. Personally I'd go with the Athlon or the A8-7700K
I'd personally build this for office use.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QmTb7P 294USD
Skylake, because why not, were building a new system. Not like there's any huge price difference between G3258 and the G4400. And since this is for web/office you're likely not going to even overclock so..
mITX because other builds are mITX.
DDR4 is pretty much about the same price as DDR3 nowadays. 1x8GB to leave the door open for 16GB. Not like you're gonna see any perf difference in office use between single and dual channel..
SSD, well it's an SSD. TLC but shouldn't really matter for office use..
No clue about this case, just picked it since Streetguru had picked it.
I'll rather buy some OEM PSU from Seasonic. It's 80+ Bronze because why not.
And here's a mATX build since if it doesn't have to be mITX then your motherboard options become cheaper..
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fdkGyc 265USD
Motherboard just a placeholder, just look at the different motherboards available (socket 1151) and see what connections and features they have. Choose accordingly.
For the case I'd recommend the Silverstone PS09B, it's not the smallest mATX case but quite small still at 25 liters from external dimensions compared to 15 liters of that mITX case.
It's what I would call a "quiet case". In essence, the front intake fan is properly behind the front panel and there's not a direct route for noise to escape. And it's cheap.
Here's Anandtech Bench for SYSMark 2014, office productivity.
http://anandtech.com/bench/CPU/1030
Find the G3420 (Haswell, 2x3.2Ghz) from there and add a few percent to get G4400 (Skylake, 2x3.3Ghz).