a8 6600k vs a10 5800k

vince232 · Aug 6, 2013

hi im planning to upgrade my a6 5400k to any of those 2 since they almost have the same price.

can you please help me which one to choose.

thanks!

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 6, 2013

I wont suggest any of these
Just put in 30$ bucks whenever u can and boost ur performance with this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($70.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $149.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-06 03:40 EDT-0400)

The 7770 and the 750 k would get u max performance and a much better upgrade than these twp apus

vince232 · Aug 6, 2013

Sn1992-1361850 :

i also plan to buy a 7770. so im not going to rely on the apu of the cpu.

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 6, 2013

Then dont buy a apu
It would be useless of buying a apu and getting a card later
Get a 750k for now and then a 7770

vince232 · Aug 6, 2013

Sn1992-1361850 :

but i already have my a6 on the first place and it is an fm2 socket so my mobo only supports fm2 socket.

alyoshka · Aug 6, 2013

First of all you ought to be upgrading for the right reasons...
Why do you want to make such a small jump? in the long run it works out more expensive....
An A6 to an A8 is not as much of a jump , it's better to go the A10 Way.... especially if you're going to mildly OC.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-A8-6600K-vs-AMD-A10-5800K

Since Anandtech doesn't have the benches of the 6600K I used the 5600K's Benches for a mild comparison....
check these out
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/675?vs=676

And finally.... here's the best debate...
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1707551/amd-a10-5800k-6600k.html

So it is the A10 anyday.....