i5 4690 vs. FX-8350

[Shrubpig]

My cousin is building a new gaming PC, he wants the i5 but I think he should get the 8350. Which one do you guys think?

[Kittke]

<-- Blue Team

[Enderman]

If you can afford it, the i5 will outperform the 8350 in 90% of games.

Also why the 4690 not the 4690k?

[flibberdipper]

i5, but why not the unlocked SKU?

[BonBon Scott]

Your cousin wins this round. The 4670 is a better option, and the 4670K an even better option, if you can afford it.

[Shrubpig]

i5, but why not the unlocked SKU?

I don't know, its what he linked me to.

[flibberdipper]

I don't know, its what he linked me to.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k See which one is the cheapest.

[Shades998]

I would say the i5-4690 would perform better in some applications, but you are paying a lot of extra money for a 10% or so more performance. If budget isn't an problem go with Intel. If budget is a problem, go with the AMD part. They will both do the job.

 

Also why spend more on the K, if you aren't going to overclock? Sounds like you are building your cousin a machine and you don't want him messing around with that. Lol. I wouldn't if he doesn't know what he is doing.

[Simmytu]

The FX 8350 from AMD is already started showing its age, it had it's quite good run with the Intel 3rd gen Ivy Bridge line but now with Haswell and future generation CPU generations it won't be that cost effective to purchase an older CPU over a newer and mostly better ones. Let alone the motherboard selections and extra features that you have with to Z87/ Z97 compared to AM3+ offerings.

 

Edited July 13, 2014 by Simmytu

[Shades998]

I tend to disagree. We are in the twilight of computing, meaning future generations of cpus aren't getting all that much better. The technology has matured in it's current state, and until they start producing cpus out of new materials or have a breakthrough in computer technology it's just more of the same.

 

Cpu's may get slightly better over generations and generations but really I have no reason to upgrade any of my existing machines for the foreseeable future. I think the FX-8350 is fine for now and probably for quite awhile longer, but that's my opinion. 

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

Watch out, I worry that damn pig guy will show up.

[Faa]

I tend to disagree. We are in the twilight of computing, meaning future generations of cpus aren't getting all that much better. The technology has matured in it's current state, and until they start producing cpus out of new materials or have a breakthrough in computer technology it's just more of the same.

 

Cpu's may get slightly better over generations and generations but really I have no reason to upgrade any of my existing machines for the foreseeable future. I think the FX-8350 is fine for now and probably for quite awhile longer, but that's my opinion. 

When theyre both priced the same, recommending the 8350 over the i5 for gaming is misinformation. People have the right to know which cpu performs better for their money which is in this case always the i5. Let's not bring the fact out that AMD can overclock and still get nowhere close to i5's except in a few games. You just can't recommend people an alternative like the 8350 to the i5 when most game engines can't even use more than 4 cores and say the 8350 performs equal. 

It's not agreeing or disagreeing, you can't disagree with the facts or soon we'd have comments like Obama is white and not black.

[Shades998]

Alot of things you just said I didn't say. I never said the i5-4690 performed the same as a FX-8350 and I also didn't say both of them were the same price, because they are not. I was just giving my opinion. I also said the AMD part was still valid, even if the I5-4690 outperforms it. It depended on his budget.

 

I obviously see where this is going. I am definitely not pro-intel, I buy what can do the job and what I believe is adequate. If that does go against popular opinion on one website forum, so be it. I will just refrain from posting again.