Is the AMD FX-8350 good for video editing?

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

I had an FX 6300, but I wanted to upgrade. I ordered water cooling and an AMD FX-8350. I will keep the water cooling either way but was it worth it to upgrade to the 8350? And the Evga GTX 960 SSC 4GB bottleneck it?

Gam3r01 · Jun 1, 2016

No, it was not worth the upgrade.
FX to FX is never worthwhile (Maybe bulldozer to vishera).

smorizio · Jun 1, 2016

better off going to intel or waiting for zen.

logainofhades · Jun 1, 2016

Video editing should make use of the extra cores, for your video editing, so it is actually a good upgrade, in that regard. FX 8300 would have made more sense, though. I would worry more about your FX 8350 bottlenecking your GTX 960, in games. FX's age is starting to show.

http://www.techspot.com/review/1087-best-value-desktop-cpu/

Reusing your current ram, and other hardware, this would have been your best upgrade, for the money.

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Bearmann · Jun 1, 2016

You should see some improvement from the FX 6300 to the FX 8350. I don't think the GTX 960 will limit the added performance.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skylake-intel-core-i7-6700k-core-i5-6600k,4252-7.html

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

logainofhades :

Thanks, I actually would have upgraded my PC a lot but I don't want to spend much. Is there anything else I should upgrade in my computer?
My build ( Including the 8350 )

CPU- AMD FX 8350
CPU Cooler- Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2
MOBO- Gigabyte 970A-UD3P
GPU- Evga GTX 960 SSC 4GB
SSD- Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
HDD- 2x( 1Tb Western Digital 7200RPM)
RAM- Crucial Ballistics Sport 8GB DDR3
PSU- Evga 500w 80+ Bronze
Case- Corsair 450D

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

Bearmann :

But was it worth it? Like the Editing/Gaming performance ill get out of it?

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

Gam3r01 :

The thing is that I don't want to spend a lot of money. And I figured that it would be to expensive to buy a new MOBO + CPU.

Onus · Jun 1, 2016

Editing, possibly; gaming, no. Relatively speaking, it was a fairly cheap upgrade. Try it and see.

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

Onus :

Ok, and how do you recommend I test to see if it is a good upgrade?

Onus · Jun 1, 2016

Run some real-world tests (i.e. your own custom benchmarks based on programs you use) with your current CPU, upgrade, then run the exact same tests so you can compare results.

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

Onus :

Ok thanks, the processor just arrived so Ill do that as soon as I get back home. Meanwhile would you recommend for me to upgrade any other components of my build? I want it to last as long as possible.

My build ( Including the 8350 )

CPU- AMD FX 8350
CPU Cooler- Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2
MOBO- Gigabyte 970A-UD3P
GPU- Evga GTX 960 SSC 4GB
SSD- Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
HDD- 2x( 1Tb Western Digital 7200RPM)
RAM- Crucial Ballistics Sport 8GB DDR3
PSU- Evga 500w 80+ Bronze
Case- Corsair 450D

madmatt30 · Jun 1, 2016

Certainly not $250 worth of upgrade mate really.
A 6300 even overclocked to a moderate 4ghz performs essentially the same as a 8350 on a $30 air cooler .
Single Rendering/re-encoding times barely any difference
If you want to run 2 or 3 full re-encodes & still use your PC at the same time then yes its an improvement but only in those exact circumstances.

CV_Taihou · Jun 1, 2016

Speedy Mcool :

I'd definitely consider a better PSU and more RAM. Though to be fair DDR3 is pretty old now. Might've been a better bet to either spend the extra cash and go to a newer Skylake CPU/mobo/DDR4 setup, or to do what logainofhades suggested and go to a locked H97 board with a Xeon CPU

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

madmatt30 :

I understand, will I be able to encode a video and record a gaming one at the same time?

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

CV_Taihou :

Speedy Mcool :

I'd definitely consider a better PSU and more RAM. Though to be fair DDR3 is pretty old now. Might've been a better bet to either spend the extra cash and go to a newer Skylake CPU/mobo/DDR4 setup, or to do what logainofhades suggested and go to a locked H97 board with a Xeon CPU

Ok, and how much would it be to go SkyLake and get performance better than the 8350?

CV_Taihou · Jun 1, 2016

Speedy Mcool :

CV_Taihou :

Ok, and how much would it be to go SkyLake and get performance better than the 8350?

i7-6700

Cheapest i7/atx H series board/16GB of RAM would run 450US. If you're trying to save money it might not be a valid option.

Xeon E3-1231

This second option would let you keep and reuse your RAM from the current machine.

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

CV_Taihou :

Speedy Mcool :

i7-6700

Cheapest i7/atx H series board/16GB of RAM would run 450US. If you're trying to save money it might not be a valid option.

Xeon E3-1231

This second option would let you keep and reuse your RAM from the current machine.

Would it be a good idea to stick with the 8350, then when the computer dies or 2 years passes. I can build a new one, with skylake. Would you suggest that?

Onus · Jun 1, 2016

Run the benchmarks. You may be disappointed, but you may consider the improvement sufficient, even if it is small. The alternative is a lot more expensive.

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

Onus :

So I just spent 150 on just the 8350 processor. Ill test it to see if it has the improvement I want, but if it does not then I will return it, what would you recommend as a more expensive alternative on the intel side? I have been looking on benchmark comparisons and it seems like intel performs better per core and still better multi core. So what would you reccomend as a MOBO+RAM+CPU combo

CV_Taihou · Jun 1, 2016

Speedy Mcool :

See my post with two options. One would let you re-use your DDR3 RAM, while the other gives you a DDR4 based system

Onus · Jun 1, 2016

If you forsake overclocking for the sake of the budget, an i5-6400 on a Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP with pretty much any DDR4-2133 kit should do; get 8GBx2 sticks if you can, 4GBx2 to save money (you can add another 4GBx2 later).

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

Onus :

I looked it up on CPU boss and it seems like the 8350 out performs the 6400. Let me know if I am reading anything wrong. Thanks again for all the help

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-6400-vs-AMD-FX-8350

PS. I forgot to mention that I will be editing in 1080, perhaps you guys thought 4k. Does that change anything?

Speedy Mcool · Jun 1, 2016

CV_Taihou :

Speedy Mcool :

See my post with two options. One would let you re-use your DDR3 RAM, while the other gives you a DDR4 based system

Ok, the 6700 option is $500, and it seems like it would be more worth it to just build a new computer in several years instead of spending 500 now.

Onus · Jun 1, 2016

I don't believe CPUBoss is particularly accurate; I've never read anything good said about it.
Anandtech has a comparison with the i5-6600, which is only slightly faster than the i5-6400: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=1646
The i5 is not always the fastest, but it is in most things, in some cases by a substantial margin.

Is the AMD FX-8350 good for video editing?

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