FX-8350 vs i5-2500K

1405 · Oct 21, 2014

I have the opportunity to buy one of these MB/CPU combos at about the same price. The MBs are a Gigabyte Z68 and an Asrock 990FXA. Which would make the better gamer with a fast graphics card?

bicycle_repair_man · Oct 21, 2014

Which specific motherboards and graphics card do you have in mind?

RobCrezz · Oct 21, 2014

Coming from someone who uses both, I would choose the 2500k combo.

Undying89 · Oct 21, 2014

2500k can be easily overclocked. Just like RobCrezz, my 2500k is oc'd to 4.7Ghz and it can obliterate 8350.

Pconsoles · Oct 21, 2014

Performance-wise the 8350 is faster especially on multithreaded programs that are optimized for 8 cores, but the AM3+ socket has limited upgrade options so if you plan to upgrade get the i5.

RobCrezz · Oct 21, 2014

Pconsoles :

Barely, assuming the 2500k is at stock clocks. The 2500k is faster most of the time.

Pconsoles · Oct 21, 2014

Undying89 :

That's ignoring the fact that the 8350 can overclock too, It can go over 8350 perf a bit, but it won't certainly obliterate the 8350

Pconsoles · Oct 21, 2014

RobCrezz :

Yep that's pretty much the case most of the time, and it's better for the OP to choose the i5 since AM3+ is a dead end socket with no upgrades in the near future.

RobCrezz · Oct 21, 2014

Pconsoles :

Same goes for the 2500k as its also on a dead end socket.

Again though, I use both daily, the 2500k is faster most of the time, and in the few cases where the 8350 is faster the 2500k isnt far behind - whereas in programs/games that are more lightly threaded the 2500k is a lot faster.

I do like the 8350, and its great on my system where I do lots of mutlithreaded applications and virtual machines, but for a gaming system (like the OP is asking about), the 2500k would be my choice 100%.

Undying89 · Oct 21, 2014

2500k is on a dead socket but it can upgraded to 2600k, 3570k or 3770k with just bios update.

Pconsoles · Oct 21, 2014

Undying89 :

That's right, if the OP chose the 8350 he'll be stuck with the 9590 which is a very power hungry chip(220w). choosing the i5 will allow for a better upgrade

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