Are there any AMD alternatives to the i5 4760?

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AMD processors are so much cheaper than intel processors, so I was looking for a good gaming CPU that would cost less than the i5.

Or, would it just be worth it to pay the extra money to get an i5? I was planning on using a gtx 760, and if it meant going intel for better performance, I would do it.

Thank you for any advice, this is my first time making a PC, and I have a lot to learn :)
 
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Dead in 2015 maybe. We have AM3+ till at least then now. If you get a 970 UD3P, you can get a good overclock on them. The 8+2...
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amd is cheaper because they perform worse. it is that simple. amd would happily charge as much as intel for their cpus if they could justify it.

consider that a decent motherboard for an 8 core amd cpu would run around 130.00 or more (just about any other boards less than that have an alarming amount of issues reported using an 8 core cpu), also consider that the i5 4440 + a decent H87 mobo would run around the same price as an 8350 + gigabyte 970 UD3 motherboard (the only 970 board worth using with an 8 core) and it would out perform it.... you'd be better off going with the i5
 
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save how? its a 200.00 cpu and lets assume you go with the gigabyte UD3... the i5 4440 would out perform the 8350 (at stock) and cost around the same. now, the 4570 is a bit more expensive but the 8350 can't touch it unless you overclock it significantly, and good luck doing that on a 970 UD3 board without overheating the VRM.

you could make an argument for an 8320 if it is on sale, however the money saved wouldn't be worth buying into a dead platform in my opinion.
 
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In my opinion, no. i5-4760 is a very good all around processor and it is only $20 more expensive than FX-8350 on newegg. So the cost difference is rather insignificant, and you actually get a faster CPU. The i5 slaughters the FX-8350 in single threaded applications while the extra four cores allow AMD to keep up only on a few highly multi-threaded applications. The 8-core FX is more evenly matched with the Ivy Bridge Core i5s. And the AMD CPUs cheaper than FX-8350 are not even in the same league.
 
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Dead in 2015 maybe. We have AM3+ till at least then now. If you get a 970 UD3P, you can get a good overclock on them. The 8+2 phase is the same as the 990fxa-ud3. That said, the Intel solution is faster. It all depends on what you want to do with your system. If you intend to do a lot while you game, record your game play or do any kind of video editing, the FX 8320 is a good idea. For just a straight up gaming rig, the i5 would be faster most of the time for sure.
 
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A platform is dead when there is nothing new coming out for it. Steamroller is not going to AM3+. There is nothing planned for AM3+. The FX line is not getting anything in 2014. Show me an official roadmap that shows AM3+ getting anything this year and I'll retract my statement. Trust me, I don't like the thought. I was really hoping to see what an 8 core FX steamroller could do, but it isn't coming.
 
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