amd fx 8350 OR i7 3770k

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harinoorvirk28

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hi guys so i am stuck between these cpu's i want the i7 but its $100 more i will be getting the same everything with whichever cpu i go with but the mobo's will change OBVS. will HT be better for next gen games or physical cores I DON'T care about single core performance because everything out there is multi threaded . plz answer as i have to choose one by tomorrow :( (didn't choose the 4670k because only 4 cores)
 
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Novuake

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Yeah you got that part VERY wrong. more than 9 out of 10 games are NOT multithreaded...
 
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It doesn't matter that the i5-4670k has only 4 cores. It still performs a lot better in most games than the FX-8350 does. The FX-8350 doesn't truly have 8 cores by the way. Read up on the FX line. The older Zambezi architecture and the current Vishera architecture both actually have cores which share resources between one another, so they're more like threads and less like cores. Look at a few benchmarks. The i5-4670k is clearly the more suited CPU for everything, and if you can afford it there's little reason to choose otherwise.

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Check out the BF4 Beta benchmarks. All next gen titles are based off AMD 8 core processors running in consoles, and even after that the Intel i5-4670k is the better choice.

Battlefield-4-Beta-1920-x-1080-Ultra-Settings-NVidia-770-GTX-4GB-600x350.jpg
 
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I agree, I think there is little to no reason to think the 8350 will outperform the 4770k like, ever. So, get the 4770k unless those $100 means you're getting a lower end GPU because GPU has far more impact in game performance than CPU.
 
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If you are gaming, I agree that the i5-4670K or i5-3570K (may overclock higher) are almost certain to outperform the FX-8350 in [almost] all titles, but feel free to check benchmarks.
There are some non-gaming applications that favor the FX-8350, but you'd need to provide names, and/or check benchmarks on those too. You did mention next-generation games though, in which case Intel is likely your best choice. It will also use less power, and produce less heat.
 
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I recommend the core i5, i heard that the 3770k overclock more than the haswell one, the fx 8350 can reach the results that the intel perfoms, even in games that use multi cores, and the overclock potential is awesome, if you can make a effort to get the i7 do it, the benchmarks of latest games show a fps gain for the HT
 
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If you are strictly talking about whether to go with the FX-8350 or the i7-3770 the i7 is the clear winner hands down. If you want to compare Ivy bridge to Haswell. The Haswell has some nice advantages, I'd say get the newer technology. Whatever you do don't settle get what you really want. If you have to wait a little while so what. Be happy with your machine don't look at it and wonder "what if".
 
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Those cannot be 64 man conquest, that's 32 man or less domination. In 64 man Conquest the 8350 > 4670k, look at gamegpu.ru benchmarks, they're the only 64 man conquest benches out right now. Additionally, Tom's Hardware shows the 8350 has higher minimum FPS than the 4670k in BF4 beta, even in domination mode (no vehicles, less people).
 
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Those cannot be 64 man conquest, that's 32 man or less domination. In 64 man Conquest the 8350 > 4670k, look at gamegpu.ru benchmarks, they're the only 64 man conquest benches out right now.
 
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I did look at gamegpu.ru's benchmarks, and the reason I didn't post them was because they didn't test the i5-4670k nor the i5-3570k. Furthermore, where does it say they're using 64 players? I sure didn't see that anywhere (though then again, it's not like I speak Russian, but I did search for the number 64).

And where does Tom's Hardware show that the 8350 has a higher minimum than the 4670k in the BF4 Beta? It doesn't show the i5-4670k at all! Nor does it show the i5-3570k. But please, be my guest and post some benchmarks. I'll go ahead post from both Tom's Hardware and GameGPU's CPU benchmark section.

http--www.gamegpu.ru-images-stories-Test_GPU-Action-Battlefield_4_Beta-test-bf_4_proz_2.jpg


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Now, I don't know where you're looking but here at least it says nothing about an i5-4670k.
 
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Onus

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A point that the last chart makes quite well though, is that neither of these cpus "suck." If spending $100 less allows you to get a faster graphics card (although the OP says that everything else will be the same), you might end up with slightly better results. If everything else will be the same though, Intel is clearly the better choice from these charts. Be careful of cherry-picking from any sites though; do that enough and you could convince yourself of something that is simply not the case.
I agree with littleleo though; Get what you want. You'll be spending serious money, so be sure it's worthwhile to you.
 
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It's true. I have the FX-8350 and when I play BF4, it's PERFECTLY fluid. A faster CPU couldn't make this game any smoother than it already is. The simple fact is that yes, the i7 is a faster CPU. Yes, it does outperform the FX-8350. However, will that extra performance be noticeable or make the gaming experience any better? Now that the guys have done throwing numbers around, I can tell you, quite honestly, that the answer is no. Frame rates in the high 40s-low 50s at Ultra Settings is what I'm getting with an FX-8350 and a Radeon HD 7970. That is already beyond what humans can perceive as perfectly smooth. The extra $100 you spend would be better spent on a GPU or saving up to upgrade later. There is a certain point beyond which you get diminishing returns on a CPU purchase. That number is about $200, right where the FX-8350 sits.
 
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it could be that the other bench was done after the latest bf4 beta update, as i am seeing cpu usage at 75-85% now where as before it was 95% on a 64 player conquest map.
 
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The last two posts sum it up perfectly. In a pure e-peen contest - I7 is better, no doubt about it. In reality - FX-8350 is perfectly capable of delivering awesome performance in whatever you will need, except for some rare older (yet popular) game like let's say Skyrim where single core performance is a king.
 
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All I can say is what I experience. My experience with my FX-8350 with BF4 is easily the best gaming experience I've ever had. Not necessarily speed-wise because when the Phenom II X4 was new it was a gaming demon, but a combination of seemingly perfect speed and mind-boggling visuals. As for the user reviews, I would be very interested to read about that. To hear how people describe the difference between the two. Do you have a link?

Oh wait, nevermind. I looked up what you were talking about and I've read some of your posts in threads. From now on, I take you with a grain of salt. LOL

You sound like an Intel fanboy to me. Then you get called out on your BS:

And your response is:

You meant memory controller or some cache thing in the CPU? How on earth did you get that CPU Authority badge? Did you log in under a different name and give yourself best answers or did you just hoodwink enough people? After reading your posts, your opinion bears no further weight in my mind. If the OP is smart, he won't listen to your Intel fanboy crap either.
 
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+1

Still scratching my head about the CPUs badge too...
 
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