Which is better for gaming?

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Hello, I was wondering what CPU would perform better for gaming in general.

An AMD FX-6300 3.5Ghz 6-Core
or
An Intel i3-4160 3.6Ghz 2-Core

Thanks in advance.
 
So games like League of Legends would be better with an i3, BF3 would be better on the FX. That's why I asked.

If you're not going to overclock though get the i3
 
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If you're not going to overclock and you're only willing to get either of those two processors, you should get the one that better suits the types of games that you'll be playing.

For example, the FX will be MUCH better for games that utilize multiple cores, but if your game only supports single or dual cores (most emulators, older games, etc) you'll get much better performance with that i3.

If price is truly a concern I'd actually recommend an Intel Pentium G3420 (2 cores, 3.2Ghz, 22nm lithography) and spend the difference you'd pay from your previous selections (here in California it's a $50 difference,) buy a MUCH better CPU cooler, and overclock the $h!t out of the processor.