I5 4670k vs fx 8350

depd · May 22, 2014

I5 with stock fan or 8350 with after market cooler same price Which CPU will most likey last the longest playing at 1080p just for gaming

Gam3r01 · May 22, 2014

There is no competition, the i5 wins hands down.
As for gaming, the graphics card will matter more than the cpu though.

junkeymonkey · May 22, 2014

last longer?? the board will most likely fail way before the chip unless you do the damage to it

numanator · May 22, 2014

The i5 will probably last you longer due to it's stronger core performance. You can see i5 cpus from 2-3 years ago going strong without any bottlenecks today.

Eduello · May 22, 2014

Well there's always the speculation that games will start to use 8 cores since both of the CPUs in the new consoles are basically underclocked AMD 8-cores. That said, the i5 is currently better since it has better performance/core. As you can see, I personally got the 8350 and I can recommend it; It's a really good chip. But if you can find the i5 for less than 200$, go for it. You can't really go wrong with either of these CPUs.

There's also the third alternative, the FX-8320. It's probably the best alternative at the moment since you can get it for $135 and it's basically just an underclocked 8350:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lb8f

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $134.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 19:37 EDT-0400)

numanator · May 22, 2014

Eduello :

Well there's always the speculation that games will start to use 8 cores since both of the CPUs in the new consoles are basically underclocked AMD 8-cores. That said, the i5 is currently better since it has better performance/core. As you can see, I personally got the 8350 and I can recommend it; It's a really good chip. But if you can find the i5 for less than 200$, go for it. You can't really go wrong with either of these CPUs.

There's also the third alternative, the FX-8320. It's probably the best alternative at the moment since you can get it for $135 and it's basically just an underclocked 8350:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lb8f

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $134.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 19:37 EDT-0400)

Agreed, from a performance/$ standpoint the fx 8320 is a great choice.

junkeymonkey · May 22, 2014

the issue I have with amd is there boards are old what you buy in am3+ is the same thing from 4-6 years ago so it was hard for me to come off a am3+ build just to get another one -- been there done that and wheres the new chipset and board ?? backwards compatibly can only take you so far before your left behind and amd has no plans for am3+ its a dead end if you all ready had one ..

depd · May 22, 2014

Eduello :

Well there's always the speculation that games will start to use 8 cores since both of the CPUs in the new consoles are basically underclocked AMD 8-cores. That said, the i5 is currently better since it has better performance/core. As you can see, I personally got the 8350 and I can recommend it; It's a really good chip. But if you can find the i5 for less than 200$, go for it. You can't really go wrong with either of these CPUs.

There's also the third alternative, the FX-8320. It's probably the best alternative at the moment since you can get it for $135 and it's basically just an underclocked 8350:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lb8f

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $134.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 19:37 EDT-0400)

so if i go for the 8320 i could upgrade r9 270 to a 280x is it worth it
or go with a 4670k and either a 270 or gtx 760

Eduello · May 22, 2014

junkeymonkey :

2011 (AM3+ release) was not 4-6 years ago...

Eduello · May 22, 2014

depd :

Eduello :

so if i go for the 8320 i could upgrade r9 270 to a 280x is it worth it
or go with a 4670k and either a 270 or gtx 760

8320 + 280X is going to do better in games; Both of those CPUs are easily good enough for modern games so the GPU is what really matters.

junkeymonkey · May 22, 2014

what?? am3+ was a revised 800/700 series chipset-based motherboard how old are we now?? see its old hat and then there was talk of the 1090fx chipset but it was dropped like 3 years ago. where's it at ? .. see amd is all in the apu stuff look at the nice up to date boards for them-- and these am3+ chips are soooo good that amd went back to there Athlon chip for that not am3+.. go figure

http://www.techpowerup.com/143395/gigabyte-first-to-market-with-am3-black-socket-motherboards.html

http://www.techspot.com/news/46180-amd-readies-1090fx-and-1070-next-gen-bulldozer-chipsets.html

Eduello · May 22, 2014

tea urchin :

Based on? So you're saying that the wattage draw is going to destroy the system? Wouldn't that apply to all of the LGA2011 systems as well (130W CPUs)? You can't make generalizations about "motherboard capability", every board is different.

Yes, AM3+ is a 'dead end' in terms of upgradeability, but nobody knows what gaming will be like in five years and if systems like this will even be remotely relevant any more; You're probably going to have to change the motherboard anyway when you need to upgrade the CPU.

FX-8320 vs i5-4670k
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/443/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8320_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-4670K.html

Does the Intel win in single-threaded apps? Absolutely. What about heavily multi threaded ones? Yes, by a little bit.

Is that worth the price difference? IMHO, no.

The price difference is $55 so the i5 costs about 40% more than the FX. Of course, if you've got the money, go for Intel. If you want to save money, go for AMD.

Eduello · May 22, 2014

tea urchin :

Sorry, but you really need to practice your English and phrasing, It's hard to figure out what you're trying to say, especially for someone like me who doesn't have English as their 1st language. (I'm not trying to insult you; Try to take this as constructive criticism).

So please, make some points that I can actually argue/agree with. Saying "who cares" and "blah blah blah" makes you look like a bit of a fanboy (again, constructive criticism) so that really makes it hard to take your points seriously.

As I said previously, all current motherboards/sockets will be dead ends when you're going to need an upgrade anyway; No current socket will be relevant in 3-5 years.

anbello262 · May 22, 2014

I would go with the AMD one, the price/performance ratio is awesome. It's a lot cheaper than the i5, and although it slower, it's still more than capable enough to drive any current GPU, and still has headroom for next gen GPUs.
Of course, if you don't mind spending a bit more, the intel chip will be a lot faster on itself, but you won't be able to notice the difference.
About upgradeability, neither AMD nor Intel leave much room for that, so it's basically the same.
About longetivity, both chips will last for about 3-5 years before they are completely outdated for gaming/heavy processing, but both systems will still work as a web browsing machine. Maybe the intel chip will last 1 year longer, maybe things will get threaded enough for AMD to get an advantage, who knows?

junkeymonkey · May 23, 2014

as they say you get what you pay for --- you know for the $225 for this i5 after I just came off 8350/sabertooth using the same vid-card and memory from off the amd board the programs I run and games I myself see a lot of improvement [a lot] this is my first ever intel build I've built amd from back to the socket A days , and I must admit going intel this time around was money well spent. [opinion]

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