I'm not a gamer, but I do appreciate a fast system, so which of these systems would give the best performance for general use and multitasking:
System 1:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 (AM3+ Chipset)
CPU: AMD FX-8350 (8Mb L2, 8Mb L3)
RAM: 16Gb DDR3 RAM @ 1866MHz
System 2:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2 (rev. 3.x) (A88X Chipset)
CPU: AMD A10-7850 (2x2Mb L2 Cache)
RAM: 16Gb DDR3 RAM @ 2400MHz
System 3:
Motherboard: ASUS M5A88-M EVO (AM3+ Chipset)
CPU: AMD FX-8350 (8Mb L2, 8Mb L3)
RAM: 16Gb DDR3 RAM @ 2000MHz
Should just add, I would like to have a multiple monitor set up for work etc., happy to buy external graphics if necessary, also happy to use onboard graphics if it is not. Obviously, as it's not for gaming, graphics capability is not a major issue beyond multiple monitors (2 at first, possibly 3 in future)
So, as a heavy multi-tasker / performance PC enthusiast, would I see more speed benefit from the 8-core dedicated CPU (with large L2, L3 caches) and a separate graphics card, or would a quality quad core APU with the newer FM2+ socket and a higher RAM speed be a better i.e. faster, all round experience? Or are they roughly equivalent?
Also, I do lean towards AMD, but if you feel it would offer better bang/buck please feel free to suggest any Intel alternatives for similar money.
My primary requirements are:
micro-ATX form factor (or mini-ITX)
SATA-3
USB 3.0
Thanks for taking the time to look (and hopefully comment)!!!!!!!!!
System 1:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 (AM3+ Chipset)
CPU: AMD FX-8350 (8Mb L2, 8Mb L3)
RAM: 16Gb DDR3 RAM @ 1866MHz
System 2:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2 (rev. 3.x) (A88X Chipset)
CPU: AMD A10-7850 (2x2Mb L2 Cache)
RAM: 16Gb DDR3 RAM @ 2400MHz
System 3:
Motherboard: ASUS M5A88-M EVO (AM3+ Chipset)
CPU: AMD FX-8350 (8Mb L2, 8Mb L3)
RAM: 16Gb DDR3 RAM @ 2000MHz
Should just add, I would like to have a multiple monitor set up for work etc., happy to buy external graphics if necessary, also happy to use onboard graphics if it is not. Obviously, as it's not for gaming, graphics capability is not a major issue beyond multiple monitors (2 at first, possibly 3 in future)
So, as a heavy multi-tasker / performance PC enthusiast, would I see more speed benefit from the 8-core dedicated CPU (with large L2, L3 caches) and a separate graphics card, or would a quality quad core APU with the newer FM2+ socket and a higher RAM speed be a better i.e. faster, all round experience? Or are they roughly equivalent?
Also, I do lean towards AMD, but if you feel it would offer better bang/buck please feel free to suggest any Intel alternatives for similar money.
My primary requirements are:
micro-ATX form factor (or mini-ITX)
SATA-3
USB 3.0
Thanks for taking the time to look (and hopefully comment)!!!!!!!!!
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