whats better quad core intel or amd eight core
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Depends on your use. If you want to do extreme gaming and overclocking and want more gaming experience and some other use then go for AMD black edition processor and if you want to do any other use with some performance go for Intel.
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The i5 will give the best performance in games and solid performance in streaming, video editing, etc. While the fx 8xxx will give slightly lower performance in games but will do better in streaming and editing. Overall the i5 is better but if you want to save some cash then the fx 8xxx is a great cpu to go for.
The Intel CPUs have much stronger integer performance from each core. In order for the AMD to be ahead, you have to utilise all 8 cores. Not many applications in a home PC can do that, and generally not games. I would recommend the Intel every time.
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Just look the gaming cpu hierarchy chart: intel quad core is better at gaming, actually amd eight core only is better in massive multitasking, and by a bit
go for intel, it heat less, consume less and do more perforname per core
oh, and amd eight core are more like quad core with HT, because their module architecture
go for intel, it heat less, consume less and do more perforname per core
oh, and amd eight core are more like quad core with HT, because their module architecture
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Oh, really thanks but I know, that is my old APU. Now I am getting a i7 5790k. Waiting till it release. ..Thanks. .
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My personal suggestion would be the i5. There are a lot of people who have pigeon holed the i5's as 'gaming' cpu's and while it's true they're good at gaming, they're performing chips period. Whether it's a game or anything else. In other words, it's not 'just' a gaming cpu. As others said, the only time an fx 8xxx or 9xxx comes close or slightly outperforms are in rare instances where a program uses all 8 cores. Because they've made them so affordable (by comparison of the i7 6/8c cpu's) people are throwing 8 core cpu's in their systems all the time these days without fully understanding why or because they're under the assumption this makes them faster. I'm not trying to say an 8 core amd won't handle gaming or other tasks, it will. But it's unnecessary. Just as much as it's unnecessary for most folks to slap a 6-8 core i7 in their general use pc. Often they don't due to the higher price.
If the i5's are within your budget, that's what I'd recommend as a first choice. If you can afford a bit more and your needs involve moderate to regular video encoding or a lot of use with graphics programs (photoshop, illustrator, cad), then a xeon (locked) or i7 may be better. If your budget won't stretch that far, then go with amd. If it were me and I was planning to overclock the amd, I'd probably opt for the 6 core. Some amd motherboards have a hard time supplying enough voltage for good overclocks on 8 core cpu's and the 8 cores tend to generate more heat (more cores, higher clocked - higher power needs, more heat to get rid of).
If the i5's are within your budget, that's what I'd recommend as a first choice. If you can afford a bit more and your needs involve moderate to regular video encoding or a lot of use with graphics programs (photoshop, illustrator, cad), then a xeon (locked) or i7 may be better. If your budget won't stretch that far, then go with amd. If it were me and I was planning to overclock the amd, I'd probably opt for the 6 core. Some amd motherboards have a hard time supplying enough voltage for good overclocks on 8 core cpu's and the 8 cores tend to generate more heat (more cores, higher clocked - higher power needs, more heat to get rid of).
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