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[SOLVED]Althlon 3000G or Celeron G6900

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imaurer269

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Sep 16, 2010 392 0 18,860 Looking to upgrade my old i3-3225 office pc. Looking to order parts by end of the day. Pc is only used for tax & accounting software and internet browsing so don't need anything super powerful. Looking for cpu/mobo/memory/storage upgrade and was looking to spend 300-400 tops. Athlon build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZBpLrD Celeron build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FR8qqm Any advice on the above or suggestions on alternatives greatly appreciated! Solution Something like this is good; PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Celeron G6900 3.4 GHz Dual-Core Processor ($82.54 @ MemoryC) Motherboard: Asus PRIME H610M-E D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon) Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory ($52.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($42.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.90 @ B&H) Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Total: $393.40 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when... Sort by date Sort by votes

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imaurer269 said: Looking to upgrade my old i3-3225 office pc. Looking to order parts by end of the day. Pc is only used for tax & accounting software and internet browsing so don't need anything super powerful. Looking for cpu/mobo/memory/storage upgrade and was looking to spend 300-400 tops. Athlon build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZBpLrD Celeron build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FR8qqm Any advice on the above or suggestions on alternatives greatly appreciated! Click to expand...

I don't know anything about the RAM you choose, but I would pick a more well known brand. Why? If you have an issue, I don't know how well Neo will stand behind an RMA. Crucial, Corsair, etc will definitely stand behind their products. I would also get a new power supply. The one in a 3rd generation Intel box has to be way past the "best by" date. Upvote 0 Downvote

helper800

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Aug 12, 2011 6,223 3,108 38,140 Something like this is good; PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Celeron G6900 3.4 GHz Dual-Core Processor ($82.54 @ MemoryC) Motherboard: Asus PRIME H610M-E D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon) Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory ($52.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($42.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.90 @ B&H) Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Total: $393.40 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-01-28 12:43 EST-0500 or this PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Athlon 3000G (14nm) 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Amazon) Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory ($52.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($42.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar MX330-G Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.90 @ B&H) Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Total: $385.84 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-01-28 12:48 EST-0500 Upvote 0 Downvote Solution

SkyNetRising

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imaurer269 said: Any advice on the above or suggestions on alternatives greatly appreciated! Click to expand...

None of those options can be considered "upgrade". Celeron system is actually downgrade. You'd be going from 2thread/4core system to 2core/2thread. Athlon system is not upgrade either. It's the same 2core/4thread configuration as your existing system. Upvote 0 Downvote

helper800

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Aug 12, 2011 6,223 3,108 38,140

SkyNetRising said: None of those options can be considered "upgrade". Celeron system is actually downgrade. You'd be going from 2thread/4core system to 2core/2thread. Athlon system is not upgrade either. It's the same 2core/4thread configuration as your existing system. Click to expand...

The IPC difference between a 10 year old i3 and a current celeron has to be on the magnitude of 100%. Upvote 0 Downvote

SkyNetRising

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helper800 said: The IPC difference between a 10 year old i3 and a current celeron has to be on the magnitude of 100%. Click to expand...

Single core performance difference is ~15%-20% (nowhere close to 100%). In multi-core performance Celeron is weaker. Upvote 0 Downvote

helper800

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Aug 12, 2011 6,223 3,108 38,140

SkyNetRising said: Single core performance difference is ~15%-20% (nowhere close to 100%). In multi-core performance Celeron is weaker. Click to expand...

How do you figure? This is 10nm vs original 22nm. The IPC is 15-20% from rocket lake14nm+++++++++ which was 6% from the prior and so on. Its IPC increase is very likely over 100% 50% (50-75% I did some math) compared to a 10 year old i3. Last edited: Jan 28, 2022

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