Should I save money and get an FX 8350 or spend more for an i5 4460?

Detevtive Marvel · Apr 17, 2016

The FX 8350 is a lot cheaper than an I5 4460, do you think I should save money and by the 8350 and put that money towards a better video card or is the extra money for the 4460 worth it and why?
Thanks

king3pj · Apr 17, 2016

Detevtive Marvel :

Is this a gaming build? What currency are you shopping in? The i5 will get better performance in gaming.

Keep in mind that you shouldn't just use the cheapest AM3+ motherboard available with the FX 8 core CPUs. The 990 motherboards are usually recommended and an aftermarket cooler is a good idea for those CPUs since they put out more heat than Intel. When you take those things into account it's really not cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $244.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 13:15 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $244.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 13:18 EDT-0400

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