Athlon x4 860k vs fx 6300

Danbuscus25 · Jun 30, 2015

Im looking to upgrade my pc here pretty soon, and i currently have an am3+ motherboard. ive been going back and forth between buying an fx 6300 or getting a new fm2+ motherboard and an athlon 860k. My only question though is are there going to be any new cpu's on fm2+, or will they go straight to the next socket eg. fm3?

de5_Roy · Jun 30, 2015

what are your current specs?

amd won't be releasing new cpus for am3+ socket. it'll go straight to AM4 socket for zen cpus.

Remixex · Jun 30, 2015

Most likely there will be a new socket
I can tell you the FX 6300 works awesome for the price point

Remixex · Jun 30, 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_%28microarchitecture%29

Danbuscus25 · Jun 30, 2015

I know that there wont be any more am3+ cpu's, but ive heard nothing about the fm socket line.

TechyInAZ · Jun 30, 2015

Danbuscus25 :

FM2+ is gona be here for a while. The new Godavari APUs support A88X chipset and FM2+.

Danbuscus25 · Jun 30, 2015

Thats good to know, i want an a88x chipset for overclocking and pcie gen 3 anyways.

de5_Roy · Jun 30, 2015

godavari has only one a10 7870k apu as of now.

Danbuscus25 :

the next apus will support DDR4 ram, so socket fm2+ won't be getting the new apus. according to amd, apus will be on AM4 socket as well.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9231/amds-20162017-x86-roadmap-zen-is-in

Danbuscus25 · Jun 30, 2015

but will there ever be a godavari cpu on fm2+, such as an athlon 960k?

Remixex · Jun 30, 2015

There's no future proof socket in either of the companies if you think about it
I don't think DDR4 is going to be something gaming companies will aim for in at least 6 more years until the next gen of consoles

boosted1g · Jun 30, 2015

The 6300 is better then an 860k, there is nothing to gain by going to FM2 for you, it would essentially be moving backwards.

Danbuscus25 · Jun 30, 2015

boosted1g :

but the thing is, i need better single core performance, which the 860k has. It would be really nice if there was a 6-core athlon or a better single core performance 6300 XD

boosted1g · Jun 30, 2015

In that case go i3 + h81 motherboard for around the same cost. That will be better then either one for single-thread

de5_Roy · Jun 30, 2015

Danbuscus25 :

amd didn't say. but it's possible down the line.

edit: if you want raw single core perf and no o.c., one of the higher end core i3 will suit your needs @3.6-3.7~ Ghz.

Danbuscus25 · Jun 30, 2015

boosted1g :

Yes that would have the best single core performance, but only having 2 physical cores is a little off-putting.

Update: Plus an i3 and h81 mobo would still be more expensive than a 860k plus a88x mobo.

boosted1g · Jun 30, 2015

Danbuscus25 :

What do you think an 860k is, its only 2 physical cores with 2 logical cores.
I3 + h81 is not much more expensive when you factor in that you need an upgraded cooler and higher frequency ram to get near i3 performance.

Then with the i3 you actually have an upgrade path, where as you are fully maxed out with the 860k and just hopping amd makes anything that is a half decent upgrade.

Danbuscus25 · Jun 30, 2015

good point, but i dont really need an upgrade path, as i dont use that much cpu power, i just need something better than my athlon II x2 270 XD I think if I got an fx 6300, I could just dedicate more cores to the programs I will run, and that would only cost me $100

utgotye · Jun 30, 2015

Ordinarily I'd be recommending the 860K because it is the superior product given the price difference and one of only two AMD CPUs I'm comfortable recommending under most circumstances. However, given that you already ave an AM3+ mobo, just go the cheap route and get the FX.

Danbuscus25 · Jun 30, 2015

Yeah, ill probly just do that, save me some money for a better gpu soon.

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