AMD and Intel

[Shifter]

Hi guys I just wanted to know if I should buy a low end core i5 or one of the similar priced AMD 8core cpu. I will be mostly be using it for Solid Works, homework and a little gaming.

[Sklo]

Low-Mid Budged -> AMD 

Mid-High Budged -> Intel

[OfficialJsP]

i5 so you have the option to upgrade to an i7 further on down line if u need to also the current i5s have better performance per core compare to the 8 core FX cpus

[Osmium]

What are you doing? Gaming or productivity?

[Shifter]

What are you doing? Gaming or productivity?

A bit of both but the productivity is just causal.

[nokturrduk84]

Intel all the way! Even locked i5 is far better than 8core AMD cpu, thx to new architecture. Those 8core AMD cpus are near to i3, but still fail in some games comparing to i3.

[Easy To Pronounce Name]

The 8350 is a great processor.

[H4X3R]

Intel..always intel...

[Scouten]

the FX lineup of processors are very good value but the haswell architecture just blows bulldozer/piledriver out of the water. where amd processors excell are actually the APU lineups as an all in one unit they are fantastic little chips perfect for HTPCs or light gaming rigs

[Fulgrim]

What is yoru budget for the rig as a whole? Where do you live ? (so we can look for parts in your country) What do you plan to do on said PC? (as in gaming, if so which games, or if you wanna do photo/video rendering)

[MasonV]

Intel..always intel...

Don't be a fanboy.

 

 

Hi guys I just wanted to know if I should buy a low end core i5 or one of the similar priced AMD 8core cpu. I will be mostly be using it for Solid Works, homework and a little gaming. 

Now, to answer the question, you really have to look at the applications you're using;

• Solid Works
• Homework
• Gaming

Solid Works isn't highly optimized for multi-core processing from what I read, neither is gaming really, you'll benifit more on this front from the intel processor. As for homework, its more of a mutli-threaded task, BUT its not inensive at all and you won't need the extra threads to open office applications with a calcualtor, notepad, etc.

 

My advice is to go with the i5 as you'll get more out of it than say the FX 8350.

[SeanBond]

I would say 8320. I wouldn't get a i5 that does not have overclocking myself. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

I would say 8320. I wouldn't get a i5 that does not have overclocking myself.

a 3ghz locked i5 is still much faster than an overclocked to 4.6ghz FX-8320...tested by myself and only in some software that can leverage more than 6 threads actively can the FX catch up...for gaming it's a no brainer.

[SeanBond]

a 3ghz locked i5 is still much faster than an overclocked to 4.6ghz FX-8320...tested by myself and only in some software that can leverage more than 6 threads actively can the FX catch up...for gaming it's a no brainer.

Find that hard to believe. I am pretty sure they would come out somewhat even on most games, maybe a slight edge to the i5 at that clock. More games are going to be multithreaded in the coming years anyway. Must have been some old games you tested. And I want a nano suit.

[Redpalmtree]

What are you doing? Gaming or productivity?

Are you implying that gaming is not productive?