Intel I3 530 Vs Core2duo E8300

[pboy]

Hi guys. I am bit confused over which processor to buy between Intel i3 530 and E8300 . They almost cost the same but i3 530 supports 4 threads but E8300 doesn't.Even the clock speeds of i3 is more than E8300. So let me know which is best and also suggest me suitable motherboard for it. My budget is < 6k and looking for intel processor.Plz help me,

[Jaskanwar Singh]

if your budget is 6k for both the processor and the mobo you can't get any of these ones. moreover i would say go for amd over these two as amd is more vfm in the lower segment.

[ajai5777]

i3 or AMD Athlon II X4 630.
E8300 support old socket so no upgrades.