AMD CPUs vs Intel
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Intel ones are generally faster in terms of instructions per clock. Avoid all AMD cpus except for the new Ryzen line, which are actually quite good, but only the high end is out at the moment, soon Ryzen 5 will be out for the mid range.
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The cheap high clock speed more core CPUs you see are a dead platform. They are slower and no longer produced. They are a terrible investment today.
The only AMD CPus you want to buy are Ryzen and right now only the most expensive ones are available. The lower priced models are coming in a month or so.
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Ryzen 5 series is out April 11th to be more exact. Anyone doing the value of AMD vs Intel of the normal consumer chips should probably wait out the 2 weeks then compare. They Ryzen 7 chips are pretty close in wattage to Intel so it really comes down to price vs performance which we should know in just over 2 weeks.
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Yep, we can take an educated guess that:
1) Intel will still lead on IPC, and higher clock speed (especially on the quad core chips). But the gap is much smaller than it was compared to Piledriver.
2) Higher multithreaded performance from AMD for the price (as we will likely be able to get a 6c/12t chip from AMD for the price of a 4c/8t from Intel, and a 4c/8t from AMD for the cost of a 4c/4t from Intel.
1) Intel will still lead on IPC, and higher clock speed (especially on the quad core chips). But the gap is much smaller than it was compared to Piledriver.
2) Higher multithreaded performance from AMD for the price (as we will likely be able to get a 6c/12t chip from AMD for the price of a 4c/8t from Intel, and a 4c/8t from AMD for the cost of a 4c/4t from Intel.
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I would've said GO AMD a few weeks ago until my friends build bottle necked hard on his nvidia card. Weirdly hit and miss. Built about 5 pc's with FX 8350 with 1050 TI or similar cards and never had an issue with FPS at all, but my friend's 1060 bottle necked like crazy.
Pros of AMD: Cost efficient, good budget PC gaming builds, I'm running an old 660 ti on a CPU intensive game with an FX 8320 and I get 150~200 FPS (low).
Cons: Bottle-necking, not so good with nvidia cards for some reason (well some nvidia cards, check the thread about bottle necking).
Pros of Intel: reliable, faster, much less bottle necking issues. Needs less power, runs cooler.
Cons: Expensive.
I personally have had no issues with AMD processors and I can stream better than my friends with Intel processors for a third of the cost. But my friend just bottle-necked his CPU with the 1060 nvidia card so now I'm hesitant unfortunately. I think personally I'll stay with AMD because it's cheaper, and my 8320 has been reliable for years even when I'm not using the best graphics card. Sooo.. out of maybe 10 pc's I've build I've had one do badly due to a weird bottle neck with a 1060.
If you can afford it go for the Intel processor. If you want a budget build, check the bottle-neck guide before you purchase
Pros of AMD: Cost efficient, good budget PC gaming builds, I'm running an old 660 ti on a CPU intensive game with an FX 8320 and I get 150~200 FPS (low).
Cons: Bottle-necking, not so good with nvidia cards for some reason (well some nvidia cards, check the thread about bottle necking).
Pros of Intel: reliable, faster, much less bottle necking issues. Needs less power, runs cooler.
Cons: Expensive.
I personally have had no issues with AMD processors and I can stream better than my friends with Intel processors for a third of the cost. But my friend just bottle-necked his CPU with the 1060 nvidia card so now I'm hesitant unfortunately. I think personally I'll stay with AMD because it's cheaper, and my 8320 has been reliable for years even when I'm not using the best graphics card. Sooo.. out of maybe 10 pc's I've build I've had one do badly due to a weird bottle neck with a 1060.
If you can afford it go for the Intel processor. If you want a budget build, check the bottle-neck guide before you purchase
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Totally agree with you there, I was just going over cost stuff.
I read mixed reviews about the Ryzen though. Have you tried it out personally? I felt like it would be better to get the I7 7700 versus the Ryzen from reviews I read. Haven't met anyone who actually has a Ryzen yet so if you have experience with one let me know because I'm upgrading my PC shortly.
MERGED QUESTION
Question from chalky16 : "Worth waiting for the Ryzen 5?"
If you dont need it today then there is no reason not to wait a couple weeks to be the the most informed consumer you can be.
Likely that intel will still have better IPC and be better for gaming, while ryzen 5 will be better for high thread tasks.
Question from chalky16 : "Worth waiting for the Ryzen 5?"
If you dont need it today then there is no reason not to wait a couple weeks to be the the most informed consumer you can be.
Likely that intel will still have better IPC and be better for gaming, while ryzen 5 will be better for high thread tasks.
MERGED QUESTION
Question from chalky16 : "AMD FX-6300 for gaming"
Other than power consumption is there anything bad about this card? I know I will have to use ddr3 but there's not a huge difference between ddr4 anyways. It seems like a good deal for less than $100.
Question from chalky16 : "AMD FX-6300 for gaming"
Other than power consumption is there anything bad about this card? I know I will have to use ddr3 but there's not a huge difference between ddr4 anyways. It seems like a good deal for less than $100.
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