Best Gaming CPU for £60:
Athlon X4 750K
| Athlon X4 750K | |
|---|---|
| Codename: | Trinity |
| Process: | 32 nm |
| CPU Cores/Threads: | 2/4 |
| Clock Speed (Max. Turbo): | 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz) |
| Socket: | FM2 |
| Cache: | 2 x 64 KB + 4 x 16 KB, 2 x 2 MB |
| Thermal Envelope: | 100 W |
At around £100, AMD's A10-5700 isn't a particularly compelling gaming processor. But imagine if it was £40 cheaper and included an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. That isn't a dream any longer. At last, the Athlon X4 750K is available. Selling for roughly £60, this is the cheapest enthusiast-friendly CPU you'll find. And while its lack of L3 cache hurts in games, we at least like knowing that its 100 W thermal ceiling isn't divided between x86 cores and graphics.
Read our review of the Trinity-based A series CPUs here.
Best Gaming CPU for £80:
AMD FX-4300
| AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|---|
| Codename: | Vishera |
| Process: | 32 nm |
| CPU Cores/Threads: | 4/4 |
| Clock Speed (Max. Turbo): | 3.8 (4.0) GHz |
| Socket: | AM3+ |
| Cache (L1, L2, L3) | 2 x 64 KB + 4 x 16 KB, 2 x 2 MB, 8 MB |
| Thermal Envelope: | 95 W |
At stock clock rates, AMD's FX-4300 is in the same league as the company's Phenom II X4 965 and not far behind the Core i3-4130. However, its TDP is 30 W lower than the extinct Phenom, and an unlocked multiplier is an advantage over the more expensive Core i3. We're singling out the FX-4300 for folks who might want to consider a low-cost, multiplier-unlocked, gaming CPU built on the Piledriver architecture and armed with L3 cache, which the Athlon line-up lacks.
Because of thermal issues that make it a far worse overclocker.
I use Tom's cpu and gpu Hierarchy Charts
in daily life and I'd like to ask you to put Pentium D's
to cpu chart
As reference you can see here:
http://www.ixbt.com/cpu/intel-cpu2006-met50.shtml
sorry it's in russian (maybe google translate will help you)
but it's up-to-date (August 2012)
This is my first comment on Tom's
Thank you (in advance;)
Amber