Which is better?

[ACaterpillar]

I currently have these two processors:

 

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX

 

Intel Core i5-4430 Haswell Quad-Core 3.0GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54430

 

I was told that the Intel was better when considering components for my upgrade. But upon having it for a few months I made a dumb decision and "Upgraded" to the AMD CPU thinking it was better. I understand that you cannot compare cores and clock speed between brand and just want a simple breakdown of what makes one better.

 

I play games like Farcry 3 and 4, Battlefield 3, and many other AAA games as well as indie games. I also plan on/play Star Citizen.

[connorpiper]

4430 is better, but has a lower clock speed.

Depends on your GPU.

 

The 8350 is still good. 

[dadasmithywinkle]

I currently have these two processors:

 

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX

 

Intel Core i5-4430 Haswell Quad-Core 3.0GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54430

 

I was told that the Intel was better when considering components for my upgrade. But upon having it for a few months I made a dumb decision and "Upgraded" to the AMD CPU thinking it was better. I understand that you cannot compare cores and clock speed between brand and just want a simple breakdown of what makes one better.

 

I play games like Farcry 3 and 4, Battlefield 3, and many other AAA games as well as indie games. I also plan on/play Star Citizen.

 

i5 is better and will allow you to upgrade the CPU in the future. Also, BF4/3 and other games will run better because the i5 has better per/core performance.

[iDeJayDzn]

I currently have these two processors:

 

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX

 

Intel Core i5-4430 Haswell Quad-Core 3.0GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54430

 

I was told that the Intel was better when considering components for my upgrade. But upon having it for a few months I made a dumb decision and "Upgraded" to the AMD CPU thinking it was better. I understand that you cannot compare cores and clock speed between brand and just want a simple breakdown of what makes one better.

 

I play games like Farcry 3 and 4, Battlefield 3, and many other AAA games as well as indie games. I also plan on/play Star Citizen.

 

AMD tends to have more cores for 3D rendering work and faster decoding (films/files etc).

 

Intel is more for pure gaming performance and mass market appeal.

[Geekazoid]

AMD tends to have more cores for 3D rendering work and faster decoding (films/files etc).

 

Intel is more for pure gaming performance and mass market appeal.

Hang on, are you saying that Intel CPUs are only good for gaming? Just clarifying. :unsure:

[SoftenButterCream]

Intel for gaming purposes sir. It gives you a upgrade path. While AMD is still good, it isn't really good for gaming.

[ACaterpillar]

OK, thats what I was thinking, but was blinded by stubbornness...haha. So if im going to switch back I would be considering a Motherboard upgrade since I would want surround sound capabilities as well as upgradability. I currently have the MSI Z87-G41 and really have grown attached to my ASUS Sabertooth 990FX. So I was thinking of going to an ASUS Sabertooth z97 mark 2.

 

Also my GPU is the ASUS GTX770ti 4GB.

[i_build_nanosuits]

OK, thats what I was thinking, but was blinded by stubbornness...haha. So if im going to switch back I would be considering a Motherboard upgrade since I would want surround sound capabilities as well as upgradability. I currently have the MSI Z87-G41 and really have grown attached to my ASUS Sabertooth 990FX. So I was thinking of going to an ASUS Sabertooth z97 mark 2.

 

Also my GPU is the ASUS GTX770ti 4GB.

i'd keep the MSI board and just buy a cool sound card to add to it...this would be much cheaper...are you looking to SLI this 770 of yours since this is a 4GB card that you have it would be worth getting anoter 4GB 770 for SLI if your PSU supports this? ...this would be a much better reason to upgrade to a new motherboard IMHO.

[ACaterpillar]

Well I have some questions for the graphics card but ill take that to the GPU section. So there wouldn't really be any advantage to going to a better mobo? I was mainly thinking about fan ports and the sound card, now that I say it wouldnt really be worth it unless I was able to get full price.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Well I have some questions for the graphics card but ill take that to the GPU section. So there wouldn't really be any advantage to going to a better mobo? I was mainly thinking about fan ports and the sound card, now that I say it wouldnt really be worth it unless I was able to get full price.

for fans you could always use these fan splitters they are worth like 3$ each and you can use as many as you want to hook up as much as 5 PWM fans per headers...

Motherboard don't affect performance so the price for a premium motherboard is VERY hard to justify these days IMHO...mid-range and lower end boards have got so much better now they offer all the features one might want at a much more interesting price...and the one you have is pretty good in that regards IMHO...a good quality soundcard if required is what i would add to it...if you plan on running dual 770's then you'd need a better board that supports SLI...this one doesnt.

[iDeJayDzn]

Hang on, are you saying that Intel CPUs are only good for gaming? Just clarifying. :unsure:

 

Just giving the generalization of what each chip does. Obviously they both do everything but intel out performs in the gaming area and amd in the rendering.

[Geekazoid]

Just giving the generalization of what each chip does. Obviously they both do everything but intel out performs in the gaming area and amd in the rendering.

That's debatable I think.

[i_build_nanosuits]

That's debatable I think.

lets just say the single-threaded extra gaming performance of the i5 far outweight the slightly better multi-threaded performance of the FX...for a workstation i pick the FX, for a gaming rig i pick the i5, for a machine that would do both: core i5.