Intel i3 6100 CPU for poe?

Hi i'm going to upgrade my computer and i'm trying to figure out what CPU to buy this one is recommended to me but it has the issue of being only dual core.

My current CPU is bad but it's a quad core and with the new multi thread support it works i can play builds like lightning strike and only drop to high 20s when hitting lots of monsters fast.
Without multi thread enabled i drop to 1-2 frames under the same conditions and the i3 6100 is about twice as fast in single thread as my current CPU but with it i can't run Multi thread since it's only 2 hardware cores when it requires 4 hardware cores. Anyone that is playing on a i3 6100 that know how it fares?

Thanks in advance.

Not using an i3 personally, but to drop my $0.02 into the thread - I always advise against dual-cores for gamers. Not only is it quite restrictive right off the bat, but as time goes on you're only going to see games wanting 4+ cores more and more. I know you don't want to spend more on an i5, but you probably also don't want to be buying a new processor again in about a year.

I do agree with quadcores today for gamers that play the new top of the line games that require a computer no cheaper then like $1000 but the games i play are fine on computer in the 3$00-$500 range.
Path of exile is the most demanding game i play and won't be beating for another 5 years at least.

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Nailroth wrote:

the i3 6100 is about twice as fast in single thread as my current CPU but with it i can't run Multi thread since it's only 2 hardware cores when it requires 4 hardware cores. Anyone that is playing on a i3 6100 that know how it fares?

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Nailroth wrote:

I do agree with quadcores today for gamers that play the new top of the line games that require a computer no cheaper then like $1000 but the games i play are fine on computer in the 3$00-$500 range.

If you're getting a new CPU, don't get that i3 6100 Skylake. It's $120 new and a great bargain if you're not gaming. If you game at all, don't waste that money on a marginal boost. Invest in a much better CPU since gaming these days is going multi-threading, and PoE takes advantage of that. Don't invest in a dual-core CPU if you're buying it new.

Buy on the curve. For example, I bought a Core i7 920 in 2009 for around $300-something. It still has more cache (8MB) than many Core i5 CPUs today, on a platform with triple channel memory unlike dual-channel for Z107 mid-stream systems, and just as many cores (4), and more threads (8) than a lot of modern CPUs.. I'm going to be building a new system this year to replace it. I got a little over 7 years out of that CPU for $300-something. Don't pay $120 now, then every year or two have to pay $200 to keep up. Know where to buy on the curve, not just what's the best bang for the buck at this moment in time. Heck, if you wanted cheap CPUs that give you the most for your money, you should look at the 8-core AMD CPUs for around $200. If you want to stick with Intel, then be prepared to shell out more, around $300-400 for a CPU you'll keep more than 5 years. Otherwise, if budget is an issue, AMD beats Intel at the bottom end of the price range.

On that note, do you already have an LGA 1151-socket system? Or are you getting a new motherboard as well?

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Nailroth wrote:

Path of exile is the most demanding game i play and won't be beating for another 5 years at least.

You say all of that now, but let's see what you say in 3 years. Heck, even in 1 year. If you're young enough to worry about spending more than $120 on a CPU, then your next five years are going to change, no doubt. ;-)