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amd fx 8350 vs i5 4440 for gaming
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Depends on the games you are playing
Graphically intensive games with new game engines that can use all available cores run better on the AMD
BF3
BF4
Crysis3
and probably every highly detailed new game
The i5 would be better in older games/game engines like starcraft and skyrim
Graphically intensive games with new game engines that can use all available cores run better on the AMD
BF3
BF4
Crysis3
and probably every highly detailed new game
The i5 would be better in older games/game engines like starcraft and skyrim
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rolli59
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Crysis 3 FX8350 just beats Ivy bridge I5 at 3.2GHz Haswell at same speed will breach the gap http://www.techspot.com/review/642-crysis-3-performance/page6.html
BF4 the I5 has better here http://www.hardwarepal.com/battlefield-4-benchmark-mp-cpu-gpu-w7-vs-w8-1/10/
OP if H87 board is to expensive I would look at B85, the H81 one only supports PCIe 2.0 which currently is not a bottleneck but may be in the future.
BF4 the I5 has better here http://www.hardwarepal.com/battlefield-4-benchmark-mp-cpu-gpu-w7-vs-w8-1/10/
OP if H87 board is to expensive I would look at B85, the H81 one only supports PCIe 2.0 which currently is not a bottleneck but may be in the future.
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honestly if you get the i5 it'll consume much less power, thus you can get a smaller power supply, with that money saved get a better gpu,ssd, or step up to the K version haswell so you can overclock with a z87 board. Intel is technically better, much better in single threaded stuff.
see if you can find an ivy bridge xeon cpu and you could save money with a cheapish ivy bridge mobo..that way you get hyperthreading 8 threads. Or take a look at a used 2500k.
see if you can find an ivy bridge xeon cpu and you could save money with a cheapish ivy bridge mobo..that way you get hyperthreading 8 threads. Or take a look at a used 2500k.
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Not really, no
The total power cost difference between the two would amount to about $15 a year .
And if you have a thermostat controlling the heat in your home then maybe half the year that waste heat of the computer is going to be useful and reducing heating costs .
And when you start streaming , or playing online with 64 other players the AMD shines
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OP, which graphics card do you have?
Since you're not overclocking the i5 4440 would suit you better. It won't struggle with any modern game or in the near future. Generally, your gaming experience is going to be dictated by the strength of your GPU.
Since you're not overclocking the i5 4440 would suit you better. It won't struggle with any modern game or in the near future. Generally, your gaming experience is going to be dictated by the strength of your GPU.
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You're going to have to overclock AMD to match intel performance and he said he didn't want to. For cheap hell he could get the 6300/8320 and clock it high but he doesn't want to. The i5 won't struggle in anything at all, whereas the weak cores of the AMD will, what GPU will you even be pairing it with OP? If the GPU isn't that strong anyway you might save some money with the 6300/8320 anyway
I also doubt a computer is going to heat up a whole house enough...my bro's hotter a10 5800k sure doesn't...
I also doubt a computer is going to heat up a whole house enough...my bro's hotter a10 5800k sure doesn't...
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Really lacking there is gaming benchmarks with wast majority of games single threaded the I5 has the win and very few if any games support more than 4 threads.Here is another comparison with some games at the bottom and I used I5 3470 since the 4440 was not available http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=702
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http://www.techspot.com/review/734-battlefield-4-benchmarks/page6.html
$190 processor performing as well as those that cost more than twice as much .........
The total cpu power will not be a huge issue for pure game performance with either AMD or intel .
What will happen is that when you add extra tasks , like streaming , then the AMD has the reserves of cores and will keep higher frame rates . What else surprises me is the number of "experts " who have never actually used or build with AMD FX .
And thanks to AMD making 8 core processors for XBOX and PS4 any game that is designed for the consoles will have an engine capable of using the extra threading
$190 processor performing as well as those that cost more than twice as much .........
The total cpu power will not be a huge issue for pure game performance with either AMD or intel .
What will happen is that when you add extra tasks , like streaming , then the AMD has the reserves of cores and will keep higher frame rates . What else surprises me is the number of "experts " who have never actually used or build with AMD FX .
And thanks to AMD making 8 core processors for XBOX and PS4 any game that is designed for the consoles will have an engine capable of using the extra threading
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