AMD Processor

[ceejay93]

Right i have a 990FX AM3+ Motherboard and need to decide on a processor, ive decided against the 8120 and 8150, so am torn between


the 4170 - http://www.dabs.com/products/amd-fx-4170-am3--4-2ghz-12mb-125w-7Y45.html?refs=4294943807&src=3

the 6100 - http://www.dabs.com/products/amd-fx-6100-am3--3-3ghz-14mb-95w-7R42.html?refs=4294943807&src=3

and

the 6200 - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-fx-6200-black-edition-s-am3plus-38ghz-14mb-total-cache-125w-retail

 

[buzznut]

Well, I love my 8120 but it seems to me you are looking at 125W part or 95Watts. So I'd pick the 6 core with the lower TDP for power savings. I haven't seen benchmarks on these yet, but I assume they preform as the other bulldozers.

You didn't mention what the main uses for this PC would be but most software currently is not designed to use more than 6 threads, so the six core would be a good choice.

 

[ceejay93]

well gaming mainly, and i do quite a bit of multitasking

avoiding the 8000 range due to wishing to spend more on a GPU as opposed to CPU

 

[samuelspark]

For gaming, get a Phenom II x4 960T. Phenom actually does better than Bulldozer in gaming.

 

[buzznut]

I am going to recommend you stick with the bulldozer, provided you don't mind paying a bit extra for the 1866 memory. I really think you'll find BD to be a nice experience on WIN8.
On the other hand, the 960T is a nice bargain and you could save up for a piledriver later in the year. But as I said, I am actually impressed with the performance of my 8120 in WIN8.

 

[samuelspark]

The chance of getting 6 multiplier unlocked cores for $125 is really nice.

 

[Tavo_Nova]

FX-6100 i suggest if not go grab the 8150 it's awesome but not as awesome as some blue guys but still awesome

 

[Outlander_04]

For gaming, get a Phenom II x4 960T. Phenom actually does better than Bulldozer in gaming.

No its not .

With the Fx4100 gaming nearly as well as the FX 8150 , I would buy the quadcore 4170 for gaming

But pay the extra for the Fx 6200 if I was multitasking /rendering/encoding

 

[samuelspark]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/434?vs=362 Phenom beats bulldozer in single threaded and 3/4 of the games

 

[Tavo_Nova]

well considering that TS is using the same system they made that benchmark with..

IMHO difference might be small but still there is a difference well i guess that's not important to other people

 

[Outlander_04]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/434?vs=362 Phenom beats bulldozer in single threaded and 3/4 of the games

Anandtechs benches are quite misleading .

Here on Tomshardware system builder marathons last year they built pc's with Phenom 955 and another with the i3 2100 . Both had 6870's as graphics cards . The phenom needed to be OC'ed to Phenom 970 speeds to match the i3 .

A few weeks ago the FX 4100 and i3 were compared and were neck and neck across a fairly broad rang of games , graphics cards and resolutions

The FX cant be worse than a phenom 955 and match the i3 .
It must be a lot better than the 960T that is clocked so much lower than the 955

Also worth a look:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+FX-4100+Quad-Core