mason_david :
i am not much aware about amd processors and their equivalents of intel too..
i want to know about this processor..
like comparison with an intel processor of its equivalent performance..
is it good for gaming stuff and all?
mason_david,
I would say that the nearest Intel equivalent is the i7-3820 >
AMD FX-8350 > 4.0/ 4.2GHz , 8MB cache, 8 cores / 8 threads, 37GB/s bandwidth, No integrated graphics >130W> Passmark rating No. 40, CPU= 9125 >about $200
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/amdfx/Pages/amdfx-model-number-comparison.aspx
Intel i7-3820 > 3.6 / 3.8GHz, LGA2011 , 10MB cache, 4 cores / 8 threads (hyperthreading), 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, No integrated graphics > 125W > Passmark rating No. 44, CPU= 9020 > about $290
http://ark.intel.com/products/63698
The Passmark performance is taken from (some kind of weighted?) average of tests of systems and shows the FX-8350 doing about 2% better than the i7-3820. As you can see, the 8350 has a higher clock speed- which may be additionally overclocked and costs $200, and the i7, apparently easily overclocked to 4.3GHz, has more cache, uses a bit less power, and costs $290, about 45% more. On a cost / performance basis, the FX 8350 has a much better ratio > 47.04, as compared to the i7 3820 at 31.23.
I've never used either of these CPU's, but have read of the use of both of these in gaming as they both have among the higher clock speeds which is more important in games than core count. Based on this information, if absolute economy is not the priority (45% price difference)- which strongly favors the 8350, I would choose the i7-3820, overclockable to the 8350 figures, with more cache, wider memory bandwidth, and most of all, the performance and features possible on LGA 2011 motherboards, allowing the possibility of upgrade to some of the highest performance CPU's such as the i7-3960X.
Cheers,
BambiBoom
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