Switching my AMD processor to Intel

phoenix061992 · Jul 13, 2016

I own an AMD fx 8350 but want to switch it to an i5 6600k or an i5 6500k. Will that be a wise decision? i edit videos,photos and play games. These are my primary concerns. If yes then please suggest me a cheap and good DDR4 motherboard for my build. My current PC specs:
AMD fx 8350
MSI 970a-g43 Motherboard
16GB hyperX fury 1866Mhz Ram
Gtx 970

Thank You

CooLWoLF · Jul 13, 2016

Get the 6500K and overclock it. Save yourself ~$50 and put it towards the other components.

phoenix061992 · Jul 13, 2016

CooLWoLF :

will there be a considerable benchmark difference in gaming with the i5's than the 8350? If yes please suggest a cheap motherboard for it which supports at least 2400Mhz RAM (actually i am in a bit tight in budget)

Rogue Leader · Jul 13, 2016

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $456.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-13 14:38 EDT-0400

This is significantly faster than the 8350 in every aspect.

unreal9400 · Jul 13, 2016

I suggest waiting for Zen first before making the switch to Intel.
Unless you find the FX 8350 really inadequate for your needs.

phoenix061992 · Jul 14, 2016

Rogue Leader :

can you suggest a cheaper motherboard? Actually i reside in India and with all the shipping and taxes the prices gets higher by atleast 50$

and can you give a link where i can see how much difference in benchmark will be there in both these CPU's in current AAA titles ?

phoenix061992 · Jul 14, 2016

unreal9400 :

Any known release dates for Zen's?

Hawkshot · Jul 14, 2016

I can speak from experience here, I had an FX-8350 much like yourself but found that the FPS in games like League, Dota2 and wow were pretty low and I came to the conclusion that it was due to AMD's poor single core processing power I changed my PC so now I own a I5-6600k and couldn't be happier my fps in league went from like 60-70 all the way upto like 350fps once I overclocked my CPU to 4.2Ghz I honestly think its a worth while move having a Z170 mobo and DDR4 ram is also nice

Rogue Leader · Jul 14, 2016

phoenix061992 :

If you want a 6600k this is about as cheap as you can get, if you get the 6500 you can get a cheaper board but you cannot overclock. FOr example this would be an i5-6500 setup:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $303.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-14 07:13 EDT-0400

As for benchmarks, this is about the best I can do for now:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6500-vs-AMD-FX-8350/3513vs1489

Its much faster in the areas that count for gaming.

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