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In your opinion, which would be better?

FindingLuis

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Athlon 2 X3 460, OC'd to 3.6-3.8ghz (I have a core unlock, but I have to tweak around with it some more, keeps disabling and will only re-enable after I enter BIO's and tell it to,4th core withstood a 30minute Prime 95 test hopefully it's solid.)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103936

vs

Athlon 2 X4 620

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706

Pushed to maybe 3.0ghz, or 3.2ghz. Somewhere around there.

Using Hyper 212 Plus as my cooler, heat isn't an issue here.
 
You should keep it, there aren't many people get lucky unlock to 4core 😀, your chip faster than athlon X4 620. Try ran benchmark