AMD FX-8120 vs Phenom x4 960t

[iareawesome]

Basically, I do a lot of audio work, and my Digital Audio Workstation DOES take advantage of as many cores as I have available.

I've been using a Phenom x4 960t for a while now, and had no issues with choppy audio, crackles, pops, or any of the telltale signs that your CPU is getting maxed out.

Now, I upgraded to the fx-8120, had it overclocked and stable at around 4ghz, and it never got much past 50% CPU, however, at about 40%, i would get choppy, laggy audio and super slow response time when working on a project.

Any explanation as to why my 8-core is shitting on me at 50%, while my quad handles it flawlessly?

 

[iareawesome]

Yup.

I spent 3 days trying to figure stuff out, tried almost everything.

I'm actually hearing that a couple other people have had issues with distorting and crackling audio with the 8120.

know of any reasons why the 8120 would have issues with audio only?

 

[iareawesome]

I've actually tested both of them with an ASrock mobo and an ASUS mobo.

Even without the extra cores unlocked, the phenom outperforms the FX for audio work.