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Hey all,

 

Just trying to clear something up here..

 

I'm having a debate with a few friends. I have always had a lot of people try and tell me just because a processor has more cores means it's performs better than a processor with less cores. Personally I don't believe that is all entirely true In most cases.

 

 

 

 

If anyone were to explain my point in a little detail to clear this up  haha, would be great :)

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It's not true, it depends how well threaded the program is; AMD processors don't perform as Intel processors core to core but when you start using all your cores then AMD starts to pull a head a little bit just because of sheer number of threads.

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Depends on what your benchmark is for "performance".

More cores is nice for rendering, and other CPU heavy task as such

Most games are still single-threaded, so alot don't benefit from extra cores...

Think of AMD's cores as Toyota's, and think of Intel's cores as Corvettes.

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Fx 8120= 8 cores
Intel Core i5 4670k= 4 cores.

So no not really. 

 

IT depends all on architecture. 

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It all depends on the application. If you are gaming, no more core will not necessarily mean more performance. But if you are running CAD or are making physics or light simulations, more core is more powerfull

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Not necessarily

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It's not true, it depends how well threaded the program is; AMD processors don't perform as Intel processors core to core but when you start using all your cores then AMD starts to pull a head a little bit just because of sheer number of threads.

yup. With heavier workloads the new chips from AMD really do pull ahead. 

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How's this: Not all cores are created equal.

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Yeah, it's nice to see the red team pulling ahead, it is much deserved :)

And their new Fx6*** chips have reallly been dominating the buudget range. The FX6350 really is an amazing chip for the money. 

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Stupidiest thing i ever heard. A fx 8350 beats pentium 4 just because it has got more cores, if amd had 4 cores on 8350 p4 would beat it no problem, for some tasks depends. It sometimes is good to have more cores, but for other tasks per core performance needs to be better. Look at this one. FX 8350 vs I5 4670k. Intel is mostly better in other tasks because it has better cores even if it has only 4. That is why i want to go in old amd days without shitdozers where phenoms were the kings :)

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Ok thanks for your inputs guys! I'm not a 'fan boy' or anything between intel and amd. Both out perform each other in different aspects. I suppose amd cpu's are great for their price. I myself have always owned Intel cpu's. I was just a tad curious over this little chat I have with a few friends etc.. I'll let them read this for themselves. :)

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Ok thanks for your inputs guys! I'm not a 'fan boy' or anything between intel and amd. Both out perform each other in different aspects. I suppose amd cpu's are great for their price. I myself have always owned Intel cpu's. I was just a tad curious over this little chat I have with a few friends etc.. I'll let them read this for themselves. :)

As already said before; it all depends on the application, some are highly optimized for multiple cores, others aren't.

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