on 1440x900
amd athlon II x2 245 2..9 ghzIntel® Core™ i3-2100 3.1GHz Processor
6GB ram
amd radeon 6700 series
EVGA GTX 550 Ti OC
4GB ram DDR3
on 1440x900
amd athlon II x2 245 2..9 ghzIntel® Core™ i3-2100 3.1GHz Processor
6GB ram
amd radeon 6700 series
EVGA GTX 550 Ti OC
4GB ram DDR3
at this point i would maybe say the intel, i have another thread open (dont wanna hijack yours) but i have a much higher end system, and i can barely run the game due to some something not working right
Video cards here are comparable. But this games are really CPU-limited and for some reason especially love Intels Nehalem/Sandybridge (all i3/i5/i7).
I wouldnt go for i3 though, even if its high 3.1 GHz processor, the i3 is more of a energysaver option. If you want gaming the i5 works but i7 is preferable.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/intro.aspx
There you go. Now just test both computers. (And of course it is free and no virus)