Is upgrading to a faster AMD worth while, or should I make the switch to an i7?

[ninjaben11]

Im thinking about just upgrading my fx-6300 to a 9590 or 8350. Whats the difference between the two AMD CPUs? And what the comparison between either of those AMD CPUs and something like a 4770 or 4790k

[Paralectic]

Upgrading from a bad to CPU to a bad CPU isn't a good idea.

Opt for Skylake if you want to dismiss any CPU bottlenecks.

[IMPERIUS]

4790k>>>>>>fx 9590/ 8350

[Nena Trinity]

Im thinking about just upgrading my fx-6300 to a 9590 or 8350. Whats the difference between the two AMD CPUs? And what the comparison between either of those AMD CPUs and something like a 4770 or 4790k

Depends on your motherboard if you slap in a FX-9590 you are doomed! Go for a FX-8350 unless your motherboard has weak VRM then drop it and go Intel.

[OAcesync]

4790K > Any FX

FX CPUs aren't that good as it's just more weaker cores while Intel have less but stronger cores which is more useful especially for gaming. A 4790K is a way better choice and FX CPU will bottleneck high end GPUS

[D2ultima]

Get an intel. Don't bother with AMD until Zen CPUs come out *AND* are tested heavily.

[Analog]

The 9590 is exactly the same chip as the 8350, just binned to a higher standard and thus having a higher CPU frequency out of the box. The problem with the former and the latter to a certain degree is that you will need a 990FX motherboard to run these chips properly. Strapping an 8350 to cheaper motherboard, even one of the overpriced 970A boards will hinder your overclocking ability. On the other hand putting a 9590 on a similarly low-end board will most certainly result in the degradation of the VRM  and eventually the death of the board itself. 

 

Even the 9590 compared to something like the 4770K, which is old by today's standards, you can easily buy a Skylake 6700K for the same price, will not perform as good an will bottleneck most of the higher-end graphics cards in CPU heavy games. 

 

Just see the benchmark below. Keep in mind that BF 4 is an AMD title. Enough said...

 

[PDArm]

i7 4790k.
I've owned a fx9590 and upgraded to a i7 4790k and it's a lot better.

Don't get me wrong, as much as intel fanboys rag on AMD and the fx series they aren't bad processors. For gaming, even certain i3s can give better performance. In pure processing power though, an fx9590 will beat an i5 3790k. Though an i7 4790k will give both the gaming performance and also out perform the fx9590 in pure processing power.

One thing I never understood, is people complaining about the 9590s high TDP and the heat it gives off. My 9590 overclocked to 5.2Ghz ran cooler than my i7 even at stock. Same cooler, same TIM, same everything.  

[Guest trucker2]

Allot depends on your GPU, Monitor and what games you play.