FX-8320 Intel counterpart?

[amd133mhz]

I am running a amd fx 8320 oc to 4.5 ghz running well with a h75 water cooler and sitting on a gigabyte ud3 rev 4 990fx mobo. I love them both. I have also a gtx 970 graphics card and love it also.

 

My question is, what would be the intel equivalent in terms of performance ? I am considering a switch because I want to gain some of that renown Intel single core performance as well as a cooler computer case. I would like to possibly improve game performance as well teaming a Intel processor with my gtx 970. Not sure how much I would really gain though.

 

How much on avg would a comparable intel processor cost along with a similar mobo (6 satas min etc) ? I am also looking to start using this gaming pc for video and audio editing also as my imac has aged beyond doing these tasks in a timely fashion.   

 

What say you? Go blue? Or just stick with what I have? How much would it cost me to go blue and would it really make a huge difference? I am genuinely curious and I want some people with the know how and the elbow grease to lead me to a new light!...and show me some info I can use. Thanks!

 

Budget- I would like to stay under 300 for a board cpu combo if possible but as mush as 400 maybe

Purpose- any and all gaming AAA, indie, emulators etc and light casual video and audio editing

[Aniallation]

How much on avg would a comparable intel processor cost along with a similar mobo (6 satas min etc) ? I am also looking to start using this gaming pc for video and audio editing also as my imac has aged beyond doing these tasks in a timely fashion.   

For editing and rendering, 4690K + slight OC

 

For gaming, low-mid range i3. G3258 is worse for AAA titles but better for things like MMOs and MOBAs.

 

What chip and mobo specifically would depend on your location and budget.

[lx_srs]

I am running a amd fx 8320 oc to 4.5 ghz running well with a h75 water cooler and sitting on a gigabyte ud3 rev 4 990fx mobo. I love them both. I have also a gtx 970 graphics card and love it also.

 

My question is, what would be the intel equivalent in terms of performance ? I am considering a switch because I want to gain some of that renown Intel single performance as well as a cooler computer case. I would like to possibly improve game performance as well teaming a Intel processor with my gtx 970. Not sure how much I would really gain though.

 

How much on avg would a comparable intel processor cost along with a similar mobo (6 satas min etc) ? I am also looking to start using this gaming pc for video and audio editing also as my imac has aged beyond doing these tasks in a timely fashion.   

 

What say you? Go blue? Or just stick with what I have? How much would it cost me to go blue and would it really make a huge difference? I am genuinely curious and I want some people with the know how and the elbow grease to lead me to a new light!...and show me some info I can use. Thanks!

i5 4460 would be about the same.  But I'd go for a 4690k for the ability to overclock.

[WereCat]

i5 4440 or 4460 for games

or Xeon E3 1231 V3 for rendering/editing altough even that i5 4440 or 4460 will do quite well at those tasks.

[Atmos]

Single-core performance, only something old.

 

Full-thread performance only the 4690K, 3570K and a couple other higher end i5's get there.

 

 

If you look at price comparisons, the 8350 and i5 4460 go head and head, until the 8350 gets to a fully threaded workload, where it scored almost 43% higher than the 4460.

[zappian]

Xeon E3 1230 V3 and a h97 mobo.

[TheSLSAMG]

In terms of gaming performance, you're talking inbetween the best i3 and mid-end i5s. In terms of rendering/editing performance, better than the 4690K and (IIRC) almost i7-tier.

 

If I'm comparing it with any Intel chip, I would compare it to the 2550K or 3570K.

[Howhurl]

With my experience, there's no need to switch. You might not run cooler with a 4690k because you'd be cranking that multiplier to the max most likely, and single core performance is kinda only useful for applications other than games. Plus, swtiching both the cpu and mobo is absolutely not cheap; i5 4690k+any z97 mobo is an easy 300+ investment with little gain (almost none)

[manikyath]

depending if you go for replacing what you have, or going for an upgrade you'll be glad of, its the 4690k, or 4790k.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BHQdvK

 

this, or $90 extra for a 4790k should do.

 

to be honest, the best part of this upgrade will be that the intels arent furnaces like AMD sadly is.

[amd133mhz]

Looks like the 4690k . Thanks! I can def start researching with that. Much thanks!

[manikyath]

With my experience, there's no need to switch. You might not run cooler with a 4690k because you'd be cranking that multiplier to the max most likely, and single core performance is kinda only useful for applications other than games. Plus, swtiching both the cpu and mobo is absolutely not cheap; i5 4690k+any z97 mobo is an easy 300+ investment with little gain (almost none)

WAIT... since when does single core performance not matter for games anymore?

[amd133mhz]

WAIT... since when does single core performance not matter for games anymore?

I was looking for better emulator performance personally. ie Doping and PS2 emulators. 

[manikyath]

I was looking for better emulator performance personally. ie Doping and PS2 emulators. 

PS2 emulators *barely* run on an i3 540, so that 4690K will do it without any issues, havent tried that in a while tho.

 

i want to add again that most of the fun of this upgrade will be going from 125W TDP to 88W TDP without losing (and probably gaining) performance.

[Howhurl]

WAIT... since when does single core performance not matter for games anymore?

I should elaborate. In past tests it's stacked up between the amd fx 83xx series with the sweet spot gaming cpu i5 4690k, the performance in games between the 2 cpu are almost exactly the same. The i5 performs slightly better with applications like photoshop and video editing. Now, unless you're playing games that only utilizes single core (which there aren't many), then it's a concern with the fx series (maybe).

[manikyath]

I should elaborate. In past tests it's stacked up between the amd fx 83xx series with the sweet spot gaming cpu i5 4690k, the performance in games between the 2 cpu are almost exactly the same. The i5 performs slightly better with applications like photoshop and video editing. Now, unless you're playing games that only utilizes single core (which there aren't many), then it's a concern with the fx series (maybe).

there arent many *recently*

 

when playing older games (dont even have to go back further than source engine, which is still used today, and only uses 2 cores) single core performance starts to matter a lot more.

 

EDIT: should add in: a friend of mine had his intel motherboard die, and temporary went from a 4790K to an 8350, and his FPS in H1Z1 halved.

[Howhurl]

there arent many *recently*

 

when playing older games (dont even have to go back further than source engine, which is still used today, and only uses 2 cores) single core performance starts to matter a lot more.

 

EDIT: should add in: a friend of mine had his intel motherboard die, and temporary went from a 4790K to an 8350, and his FPS in H1Z1 halved.

Most games nowadays should have tuned for most cpus on the market, save a few. I find the H1Z1 situation a little hard to believe though. My point is that the 83xx series is a very solid cpu, old, but solid. The i5 is better in almost all aspects, but it's costly to switch. Unless there's a real pressing reason to switch, I'd suggest OP to hold off.

[amd133mhz]

Most games nowadays should have tuned for most cpus on the market, save a few. I find the H1Z1 situation a little hard to believe though. My point is that the 83xx series is a very solid cpu, old, but solid. The i5 is better in almost all aspects, but it's costly to switch. Unless there's a real pressing reason to switch, I'd suggest OP to hold off.

Most likely will hold off. 

[IMPERIUS]

For editing and rendering, 4690K + slight OC

For gaming, low-mid range i3. G3258 is worse for AAA titles but better for things like MMOs and MOBAs.

What chip and mobo specifically would depend on your location and budget.

AMD really fell low if their "high" end cpus are compared to low end intel ones

[AsGoodAsAHacker]

The 8350 is fine. The cost to gain is not worth it atm. Unless you have to play gta or skylines. But 300$ for a single game is stupid.

[Aniallation]

I was looking for better emulator performance personally. ie Doping and PS2 emulators. 

Most PS3 emulators only use 4 cores at most, so there's that, but I still don't think it's worth the switch unless it's a really good deal.

 

 

Most games nowadays should have tuned for most cpus on the market, save a few. I find the H1Z1 situation a little hard to believe though. My point is that the 83xx series is a very solid cpu, old, but solid. The i5 is better in almost all aspects, but it's costly to switch. Unless there's a real pressing reason to switch, I'd suggest OP to hold off.

I agree. H1Z1 is a heavily single-threaded game and biased towards Intel/Nvidia but I doubt that half FPS is reasonable. 

 

I could switch from my Phenom X6 to an Ivy i5 for $50, but there's really no need to even with my 970 and playing of AAA titles. Even $50 is worth putting towards something else for me, never mind $300.

 

 

AMD really fell low if their "high" end cpus are compared to low end intel ones

Cause the architecture is old af

 

 

The 8350 is fine. The cost to gain is not worth it atm. Unless you have to play gta or skylines. But 300$ for a single game is stupid.

GTA runs fine on Phenom X6, never mind 8350.