FX-8350 vs. i5 4670k

petersona95 · Dec 8, 2014

Hi, I am getting a new processor for gaming, and was wondering which would be better for me? I may overclock it down the road once it starts to get old.

Its_Byte_00 · Dec 8, 2014

4690k. cheaper then the 4670k and a general better OC'er.

petersona95 · Dec 8, 2014

Its_Byte_00 :

How does it compare to an 8350 though?

Vexillarius · Dec 8, 2014

The 4670k has been replaced by the 4690k. Same price, better TIM and slightly higher frequency.

The FX-8350 is a somewhat gimped (because of the shared cache etc), old octocore with terrible single threaded performance compared to the i5. Even worse, for the vast majority of games those 4 extra cores won't be doing anything at all. I'd only recommend it for budget workstations, because then you'd actually use all 8 cores.

In short, get the i5-4690k. It's pretty much the go-to CPU for gaming right now.

menetlaus · Dec 8, 2014

petersona95 :

runs circles around it. OC'd 8350 might come close to a stock 4690.

nucolos · Dec 8, 2014

You can check LinusTechTips video where he compares this two cpu's. And the 4670k is clearly the winner, but not by much, So if you're just upgrading your cpu, then yes, go for intel. But if you are also planning on getting a gpu, I would suggest spending the extra money there.

Its_Byte_00 · Dec 9, 2014

nucolos :

the problem is is that "the money" is about 30 bucks. is it worth getting another cpu in 2 years bc you thought that it would be enough?

petersona95 · Dec 11, 2014

Alright, I am definitely going to get the 4690k. However, I'm not familiar with haswell, devil canyon, or any of this stuff. What motherboard would you guys reccommend from these two?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770&cm_re=z97_msi-_-13-130-770-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130692&cm_re=msi_z87-_-13-130-692-_-Product

Is it worth my time to get the newer gen z97?

iron8orn · Dec 11, 2014

gaming 5

nucolos · Dec 11, 2014

Get the z97, is a very good mobo, and with the z87 you need to update the BIOS so it can recognize the newer haswell chips, and that can be a difficult for inexperience users.

Vexillarius · Dec 11, 2014

Yes, get the Z97. It's a chipset made specifically for Devil's Canyon. It'll support DC out of the box while Z87 needs a BIOS update, which is hard to do if you don't have a regular Haswell CPU lying around.

petersona95 · Dec 11, 2014

Alright, thank you guys. I actually decided to go with the z97gaming 7, instead of the gaming 5. There's a sweet open box deal at my local PC shop. Thanks for all of your help!

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