CplAh Posted January 7, 2016 Member ID: 2431 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 310 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 271 Achievement Points: 2868 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/26/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 3, 2023 Birthday: 10/29/1986 Device: iPhone Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) So i feel like starting an argument today. I Tried googling this but mixed reviews are all i got (i'm expecting the same here). I have an 8 Core AMD FX 8370. Friends are saying i should have gotten a 4 core Intel 4790K. The question is AMD 8 core or Intel 4 core? I know intel is five years ahead of AMD. I know intel is superior. But will the future of gaming rely on 8 cores in the years to come? Let me know your thoughts! Edited January 7, 2016 by CplAh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BoomSlang Posted January 7, 2016 Member ID: 94 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 554 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 367 Achievement Points: 3759 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 5 hours ago Birthday: 12/03/1955 Device: Windows Share Posted January 7, 2016 http://www.tomshardware.com/t/cpus/ Best site on the web. No argument just facts Damage_inc- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
HellTiger Posted January 7, 2016 Member ID: 23572 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 336 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 1328 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 1646 Achievement Points: 12762 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 11/19/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 28, 2018 Birthday: 07/03/1990 Share Posted January 7, 2016 All your benchmarking needs: http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu What makes the intel CPU better for gaming is that the individual cores are stronger than AMD's. 99.99% of games use 4 or fewer cores.In Crysis 3, which can use 8 threads, you see the 8350 slightly outpacing the 3570k. However, I don't recommend an 8 core chip for a gaming system. While games in the future will use more cores, the fact is that determining whether enough will use 6-8 cores for the chips to be competitive with the I5's is nothing more than a guess.Also, there's a strong likelihood that by the time enough games do, both platforms will be obsolete. Reference: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1904217/amd-core-cpu-intel-quad-core.html I completely agree with this statement. By the time games will need more cores, AMD's current 8 core CPUs will not be powerful enough for future games. Intel's new 6 and 8 cores stand a better chance than AMD's chips since the i7s have more power than the current FX series. But there is still a chance both chipsets will be obsolete by the time games need that much power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
CplAh Posted January 7, 2016 Member ID: 2431 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 310 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 271 Achievement Points: 2868 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/26/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 3, 2023 Birthday: 10/29/1986 Device: iPhone Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Perfect thanks for the insight!! Edited January 7, 2016 by CplAh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
J3st3r Posted January 7, 2016 Member ID: 2162 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 153 Topic Count: 152 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5097 Content Per Day: 1.05 Reputation: 5012 Achievement Points: 44716 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 01/25/11 Status: Online Last Seen: 8 minutes ago Birthday: 02/26/1972 Device: Windows Share Posted January 7, 2016 Don't know why AMD insists on calling them an 8 core CPU.In reality there are only 4 physical cores and 4 Logical cores.The 4790K Also has 4 + 4 4 Physical + 4 Logical Cores. Most people that build AMD systems are on a pretty tight budget.$350 Intel CPU VS a $200 AMD CPU.The Best AMD Motherboard is currently $219 (Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z) VS $350 for the best Intel 1150 Z97 motherboard. Personally I would go with something like the Intel i7 5930k 6 cores 12 threads and the newer socket 1151.The Intel Z170 chipped motherboard is a beast.And who can't forget 3000mhz DDR4 memory.Just wish I had the 1.5k $$$ to build the one I want. I built my PC on a very tight budget.Bought everything 1 piece at a time and when they went on sale.As of now I have $768 into it over the last 3 years.With upgrades. Mule and StonerUK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
rookido Posted January 8, 2016 Member ID: 5785 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 172 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 74 Achievement Points: 1098 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/27/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 19 Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted January 8, 2016 For gaming purpose, the Intel K series perform a lot better than comparable AMD, think of it as M16 vs AK47. But there are more in addition to the cpu alone. You need to pair it with a good gpu. And, one more out of your control is the "Ping". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted January 8, 2016 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.36 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) you can now play any game with 1st quad core and anything after that..so get the most you can in your budget,thats all-amd may be cheaper for some builds but i like intel-use toms hardware for your resources and newegg forums as well Edited January 8, 2016 by Damage_inc- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheHammer Posted January 8, 2016 Member ID: 4101 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 23 Topic Count: 54 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1124 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 792 Achievement Points: 8738 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 17 minutes ago Birthday: 07/08/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted January 8, 2016 intel quad core for sure Damage_inc- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
ANVIL Posted January 8, 2016 Member ID: 7310 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 13 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 167 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 73 Achievement Points: 1071 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/19/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 24, 2022 Birthday: 05/31/1962 Share Posted January 8, 2016 intel 6 core fore sure 3930 k its a beast Damage_inc- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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