Fx 8320 vs core i5 4690k

[gadgetguy99]

Im looking to build a system for gaming and light editing video in sony vegas, and i'm split between the fx 8320 or the more powerful but less cost effective 4690k.

[Enderman]

if you're only doing video editing then the 8320 performs better with the 8 cores.

[Interfectorem]

The FX-8320 fits gaming and light editing very well. You can't go wrong with it. A good motherboard to go with it is the Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 which is $140. The 4690K is great too, but if you're on a lower budget, the 8320 is not a bad choice.

[TheKDub]

The i5 will blow away the FX when it comes to gaming and single threaded performance, though in video editing the FX may prove to be more powerful.

 

Both are great options, personally I'd go with the I5.

[Aniallation]

Im looking to build a system for gaming and light editing video in sony vegas, and i'm split between the fx 8320 or the more powerful but less cost effective 4690k.

Welcome to Linus Tech Tips! The 8320 is a really great CPU, will do you perfectly fine and is better for the money out of the box then the 4690K. However keep in mind that when it comes to overclocking, the 8320's are heavily binned chips so the 4690K will be better if you plan to do extreme push-it-to-the-limit overclocks. 

 

A few AMD myths to bust though, the i5 doesn't mop the floor with the 8-core FX in gaming. It will not be an extremely noticeable difference at stock. A lot of new games that I've played recently like AC Black Flag, Metro Last Night and The Crew all take advantage of all 8 of the cores on the 8350 I tried them on. Also, you don't need a 990FX board. For general use and if you don't need SLI, a 970 board with decent VRM cooling is fine.

[Faa]

A few AMD myths to bust though, the i5 doesn't mop the floor with the 8-core FX in gaming. It will not be an extremely noticeable difference at stock. A lot of new games that I've played recently like AC Black Flag, Metro Last Night and The Crew all take advantage of all 8 of the cores on the 8350 I tried them on. Also, you don't need a 990FX board. For general use and if you don't need SLI, a 970 board with decent VRM cooling is fine.

That's wrong, not only the games you listed aren't taking advantage of 8 cores but the 8350 is only competive in a very few games: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/184204-amd-fx-8350-vs-i5-4670k/page-3#entry2490056

Added a bunch of CPU bound benchmarks there. However the 8320 is a better value for productivity.

[Aniallation]

That's wrong, not only the games you listed aren't taking advantage of 8 cores but the 8350 is only competive in a very few games: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/184204-amd-fx-8350-vs-i5-4670k/page-3#entry2490056

Added a bunch of CPU bound benchmarks there. However the 8320 is a better value for productivity.

 

Have you used an 8350? I have one in a rig right next to me and a 4670K in a rig on the other side of the house. The games that I listed are the games that I have on both machines and have tried personally. It's not a massive difference in FPS. If I did a blind test I would likely not be able to tell which system I was playing on. The GPU is the more limiting factor, but since one has a 280X and one has a 770 that's also neglectable. 

[Faa]

Have you used an 8350? I have one in a rig right next to me and a 4670K in a rig on the other side of the house. The games that I listed are the games that I have on both machines and have tried personally. It's not a massive difference in FPS. If I did a blind test I would likely not be able to tell which system I was playing on. The GPU is the more limiting factor, but since one has a 280X and one has a 770 that's also neglectable. 

Great, you're just pulling your conclusions from a few GPU burn-in games and some core activity logging without knowing that threads are switching rapidly between cores as a selling argument. OP isn't much with your personal experience, generalizing that a 8320 performs as good as the 4670k without any specific details when he didnt mention which games he's playing makes completely no sense.

As I showed some benchmarks, the FPS gains are up to 100% (read up to) if the game is extremely CPU bound and only takes advantage of 4 or less cores. Let me get this straight, there's no difference in GPU bound games but be aware that many games are benchmarked completely wrong, not simulating a CPU bound scenario properly when everyone is complaining the game being too CPU limited and most popular multiplayer games aren't benchmarked at all.

[Razzaa]

Im looking to build a system for gaming and light editing video in sony vegas, and i'm split between the fx 8320 or the more powerful but less cost effective 4690k.

If you are on a budget go amd. If you want to eventually upgrade to a i7 then go with the i5. If you mostly play newer AAA titles you will not notice a difference between the two as the gpu does most of the work. I have a 4790k, compared to my 8350 I dont notice much of a difference in gaming unless im playing WoW. The i7 no doubt owns in benchmarks, rendering and single core applications.

[gadgetguy99]

The FX-8320 fits gaming and light editing very well. You can't go wrong with it. A good motherboard to go with it is the Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 which is $140. The 4690K is great too, but if you're on a lower budget, the 8320 is not a bad choice.

thanks for the advice on the mobo but I actually am taking a gigabyte 990fxa-ud3 from a friend who is upgrading to the new 4gen core i7 4930k

[ComradeHX]

The FX-8320 fits gaming and light editing very well. You can't go wrong with it. A good motherboard to go with it is the Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 which is $140. The 4690K is great too, but if you're on a lower budget, the 8320 is not a bad choice.

You can go wrong with 8320 because this FX series is dead(new FX isn't even a solid idea).

Also, try Planetside 2 and various older games that require strong singlecore performance.

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Too bad OP missed the i7-4790k at Fry's for $279 yesterday.

[Degrah]

thanks for the advice on the mobo but I actually am taking a gigabyte 990fxa-ud3 from a friend who is upgrading to the new 4gen core i7 4930k

That's a great mobo. go with the amd then.

[gadgetguy99]

That's a great mobo. go with the amd then.

i am i found a good deal at microcenter and my friend is upgrading his mobo to an asus sabertooth