Multiplayer performance with Intel Core i3 4130

[Jevuner]

Currently I have AMD FX-8350 and can exchange it on second-hand i3 4130 (Haswell) + mainboard with all LGA 1150 supported CPU's (idk how about Broadwell)

I don't think I'm will be able to upgrade to i5 in short time, due living in some ♥♥♥ of the world...

Should I do it? Can anyone confirm real performance gain? Minimal fps on PvP 40+ slot servers? Grapsh with min/max FPS? Or Arma 3 is now optimized enough to not notice it?

At the moment it looks like a bad deal for me, especially with multithreaded games...

[powrgrid]

FX-8350 is more than fine. I don't see any reason to change your cpu for intel.
Sure,i5 is maybe okay,but why you need to hurry? I have fx-8320 and it works more than fine for me. All depends,what kind of gpu youre running man.

[NZPorterDJ]

Without OC on the FX-8350, both of these CPU are pretty much equivalent. Multi-threaded the AMD wins hands down, but that isn't going to help with ArmA unfortunately. With OC the AMD will be better all round, but that will depend on adequate cooling being applied. I'd suggest sticking with the 8350 and look into a mid level OC.

As to MP FPS, I'd not want to guess. Too many variables WRT specific server, mission and mod configuration to make a definitive statement.

[Jevuner]

Unfortunately my rig is totally not OC-friendly and not because of power supply.
I have GTX 660 (not Ti) and it won't OC at all, only a very little. Videcard is in priority to be replaced (probally after release of R9 370-380X or GTX 960 Ti, may be second-hand GTX 770/780, also due to local situation, all hardware now priced like twice before),
But new GPU won't give much of performance in arma anyway...
The mainboard (GA-990FXA-D3) is also not OC-friendly, as I got. (also it doesn't allow to disable 1 core in each module). And even if, the 4.7 ghz clock on FX-8350 gain almost nothing than 4.0 ghz in another games than arma epsecially (8-10 fps in Arma 3) only heat and power consumption...

[NZPorterDJ]

You're right, the *-D3 motherboard isn't as nice to OC as it could be. I've got the *-UD3 board which is a little nicer in that regard, but that's of no use to you, sorry.

I'd still suggest that staying with the AMD is probably better ATM. The Intel i3 isn't going to make a significant difference in performance and so is more of a step sideways instead of forward. Save your effort and work towards your GPU priority.

Take the hit on performance ATM and remember that when you do do the CPU upgrade ArmA will still be waiting for you, and there is still fun to be had in the meantime ;-)