AMD Beast CPU?

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Hey guys,

 

I've been browsing through AMD CPU's as everyone uses Intel so I decided I wanted to check them out. I came across this: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_1512&products_id=28428it is 8 core and comes stock with 4.7GHz and 5.0GHz turbo. It is much cheaper than most of the i7's as well, I would like to know if anyone here uses this CPU and your opinions on it and if you had/now have an Intel it would be great if you could compare the two.

[NeverNotExhausted]

It'll barely take on an i5 and you'll need some hefty cooling for it. Don't waste your time

[Interfectorem]

It's far inferior to the i7-4790K in almost every way.

[Comessy]

Oh dear lord

 

That thing is not as good as an intel i3 to begin with

 

Secondly it uses 225 WATTS (that's TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE)

 

That processor arcitecture is 4 (maybe 5?) years old now

 

It REQUIRES water cooling

 

Temps will be above 70c almost always

 

There is NO upgrade path

 

Please I beg you not to buy that processor

[Vegetable]

4790k at 4ghz beats that with temps far lower and better power efficiency. 

[gojira]

Op, you'll have better luck investing in a nuclear power plant than a flagship AMD proccessor

[DimasRMDO]

Although has 8 cores, but don't be fooled with it. It has 220W TDP, also it has weaker cores so for gaming it isn't good (got beaten by i3 in some games) but overall performance is good + you're in budget (but I don't recommend this CPU). No upgrade path because that's the top CPU, it heats up easily if you don't have decent cooler. I'd get i7-4790K if I were you, cost more but performance is awesome or just get i5 instead.

[Enderman]

its horrible

one of the worst products AMD ever made...

 

only stupid people buy those, the kind of people that believe "more cores and higher frequency = better performance"

and AMD fanboys and CPU collectors too

[MRC380]

better off with an unlocked i5 or i7 as it will run much cooler and perform a lot better. It is also cheaper because it doesn't perform as good.

[ForsakenLive]

GHz, doesn't equal to performance. It's basically the amount of times per hertz (1/second) that it can do a set of instructions. This is where IPC (Instructions per clock) comes in, even a 3GHz CPU with better IPC can achieve better performance than a 5+GHz CPU that isn't very optimized architectural-wise.

To put it simple, imagine you are the CPU and your task is to move cargo, and can do 5 trips to the deposit per second, a box each time. Now, your cousin, while not that 'fast', is moving 2 boxes per trip, but can do only 3 laps per second; He still moved more boxes, more workload, and has better performance.

 

Also, not all cores, are the same. AMD's Vishera architecture comes from Bulldozer. While it does have the advertised 8 cores, float ALUs and cache is shared between each module. Meaning that while it can process the 8 threads, for certain tasks cores will be 'fighting over resources'. Not being that great after all; this is why many people says they are 'not true cores'.

 

Finally, the FX 9590 is not a different processor from the FX 8320 and 8350, the CPU is actually the same, it just comes pre-binned and pre-OC'd from the factory. With a tiny bit of luck, getting a FX 8350 and OC'ing it, will yield exact same result.

 

Conclusion? Get an i5 4690k. Not because 'yay Intel', but it's on your pricepoint the best choice there is for a high performing system. PCcasegear has it for $329 (cheaper than the FX 9590), and it's just a better performing part, even if it has less clockspeeds and less cores, it still beats it.

[DimasRMDO]

GHz, doesn't equal to performance. It's basically the amount of times per hertz (1/second) that it can do a set of instructions. This is where IPC (Instructions per clock) comes in, even a 3GHz CPU with better IPC can achieve better performance than a 5+GHz CPU that isn't very optimized architectural-wise.

To put it simple, imagine you are the CPU and your task is to move cargo, and can do 5 trips to the deposit per second, a box each time. Now, your cousin, while not that 'fast', is moving 2 boxes per trip, but can do only 3 laps per second; He still moved more boxes, more workload, and has better performance.

 

Also, not all cores, are the same. AMD's Vishera architecture comes from Bulldozer. While it does have the advertised 8 cores, float ALUs and cache is shared between each module. Meaning that while it can process the 8 threads, for certain tasks cores will be 'fighting over resources'. Not being that great after all; this is why many people says they are 'not true cores'.

 

Finally, the FX 9590 is not a different processor from the FX 8320 and 8350, the CPU is actually the same, it just comes pre-binned and pre-OC'd from the factory. With a tiny bit of luck, getting a FX 8350 and OC'ing it, will yield exact same result.

 

Conclusion? Get an i5 4690k. Not because 'yay Intel', but it's on your pricepoint the best choice there is for a high performing system. PCcasegear has it for $329 (cheaper than the FX 9590), and it's just a better performing part, even if it has less clockspeeds and less cores, it still beats it.

^^^^^^ I agree, IPC does matter!

[Unlikelyjoker]

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[DimasRMDO]

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