So the fx-8350 should theoretically be faster than the -i5-3570K?

Smokeykiller51 · Sep 28, 2013

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/269273-28-actually-speed-core According to this article the fx-8350 would be faster per core which it has 8 at 4.0 ghz... some would say this would not be as good for gaming as say the i5-3570K which has 4 core clocked at 3.4 ghz.. So wouldn't the fx-8350 be better for gaming ?

Guest · Sep 28, 2013

Don't confuse clock speed (what they are talking about) with absolute CPU speed.

Its true that the FX 8350 is "faster" than the 3570k by terms of clock rate, but the 3570k has a faster per core speed than the 8350. This is because Haswell is inherently faster than Piledriver in terms of single core performance, which is a very important statistic in gaming (despite all the kids yelling about "MOAR CORES").

Smokeykiller51 · Sep 28, 2013

So basically, what your saying is ... the 3.4ghz of the i5 can do more work per second than the fx's per second? so even though the 8 cores are clocked at 4.0ghz they are not doing as much work as the i5 at 3.4ghz ? Is that kinda close to what your saying ?

Novuake · Sep 28, 2013

Yes, that is what he is saying...

computertech82 · Sep 28, 2013

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/10/22/amd_fx8350_piledriver_processor_ipc_overclocking/5#.UkdXddLVAh4

Think of it like this, The intel is doing/completing more instructions per cycle than what the AMD is doing. So Even the Intel i3 stomps the best amd on the market.

Now if you actually only use programs that can use all the cores of the cpu (not many-gaming can't use all cores yet either), then the amd would be a better choice.....until there is an intel with just as many cores.

Smokeykiller51 · Sep 28, 2013

computertech82 :

Cool I understand.
Now I hypothetical qwestion. If I were to keep all of my current equipment and put it on a newer mother board and new ram of course(am2 to a am3+) would I see a performance increase? My cpu is am3 socket chip... Currently only capable of using ddr2 ram not ddr3.. Also my graphics card is capable of using ddr5 which my motherboard isnt capable of using

Novuake · Sep 29, 2013

Graphics VRAM is TOTALLY separate from the rest of the system, it is usable on even a DDR1 board.

Now you will likely see an improvement from a DDR2 to DDR3 system, but that depends on your CPU.

What is your current full specs?

Smokeykiller51 · Oct 1, 2013

Novuake :

M2a-vm board Sapphire hd radeon 7878 oc editon amd anthlon 2 x2 3.4ghz o.c.d to 3.9 8gb kingston ddr 333mhz ram (4sticks) . 1000w psu...micro atx board and case ect...sound card not that it matters.... um thats about it.. im gonna be getting new board/ram/cpu soon

Smokeykiller51 · Oct 1, 2013

Sorry about the formatting there using a smartphone....which is pretty dumb lol

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