FX Series CPUs Clarification

[DevilishBooster]

If all FX series CPUs come from the factory with an unlocked multiplier, why is there a Black Edition for both the 6350 and 8350? Is there something extra special in the Black Edition CPUs? I thought the special thing about the whole FX series was that you can do whatever you want with OCing without having to buy a special SKU CPU....

[CalculuS]

If all FX series CPUs come from the factory with an unlocked multiplier, why is there a Black Edition for both the 6350 and 8350? Is there something extra special in the Black Edition CPUs? I thought the special thing about the whole FX series was that you can do whatever you want with OCing without having to buy a special SKU CPU....

There is literally no difference between a black edition or not. I believe the only difference was the package it gets shipped in.

[DevilishBooster]

There is literally no difference between a black edition or not. I believe the only difference was the package it gets shipped in.

Cool. That's what I thought. I guess they were trying to attract all the emo kids with the black and red packaging.

[Oshino Shinobu]

The Black Edition CPUs are the exact same as the non-black editions. On AMD's site, they don't even have separate product pages for them, just say that the 8350 is in the AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition line.

 

http://products.amd.com/en-us/search/CPU/AMD-FX-Series/AMD-FX-8-Core-Black-Edition/FX-8350/122

[Sankster]

 

If all FX series CPUs come from the factory with an unlocked multiplier, why is there a Black Edition for both the 6350 and 8350? Is there something extra special in the Black Edition CPUs? I thought the special thing about the whole FX series was that you can do whatever you want with OCing without having to buy a special SKU CPU....

Excuse to get more money

[Mohenjo]

Take your Fan-Boy'ing elsewhere.

well i mean... performance wise, it worse... its not really fan boying if its true. 

[mikat]

Take your Fan-Boy'ing elsewhere.

you mean take your cold hard facts elsewhere?

[DevilishBooster]

well i mean... performance wise, it worse... its not really fan boying if its true. 

you mean take your cold hard facts elsewhere?

When you're talking about hard number crunching/computing, yeah Intel is going to lead; but AMD/ATI started their company focused on the video game industry and gamers, and those require powerful graphics/video processing. They may not run as cool with a stock cooler, but with the proper setup they work just fine. Both teams have their own pros and cons - there is no "one brand is better than all others in every aspect". I like both brands, it all depends on the application. You're not going to magically convert me to be an Intel/Nvidia fan-boy, so don't waste your time.

[incarnate]

well i mean... performance wise, it worse... its not really fan boying if its true.

It becomes fanboying when it has absolutely no relevance to the topic and questions asked. whether it or not it is true doesn't change that.

Its like someone asking what the difference between the iPhone 6 and 6s is and someone responds "one is less customizable than an Android phone and the other is too". It doesn't address the question and smacks of fanboyism

[mikat]

When you're talking about hard number crunching/computing, yeah Intel is going to lead; but AMD/ATI started their company focused on the video game industry and gamers, and those require powerful graphics/video processing. They may not run as cool with a stock cooler, but with the proper setup they work just fine. Both teams have their own pros and cons - there is no "one brand is better than all others in every aspect". I like both brands, it all depends on the application. You're not going to magically convert me to be an Intel/Nvidia fan-boy, so don't waste your time.

the i5 is better at most things you'd do normally and i also want amd to make good cpus because competition means lower prices, and single core performance on amd is not even worth trying...

(and im not hating on amd btw, they also try but intel is just richer )

[DevilishBooster]

the i5 is better at most things you'd do normally and i also want amd to make good cpus because competition means lower prices, and single core performance on amd is not even worth trying...

(and im not hating on amd btw, they also try but intel is just richer )

When you are talking about a single core process, yes the i5 wins because it has 2 threads per core, but when you are talking about multi-core workloads the FX series actually wins.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-vs-AMD-FX-8350

[CalculuS]

jesus christ people how can you get still get baited by the most obvious flamebait comment of the tech community...

[Sankster]

When you are talking about a single core process, yes the i5 wins because it has 2 threads per core, but when you are talking about multi-core workloads the FX series actually wins.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-vs-AMD-FX-8350

not to mention the price differences  

[mikat]

When you are talking about a single core process, yes the i5 wins because it has 2 threads per core, but when you are talking about multi-core workloads the FX series actually wins.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-vs-AMD-FX-8350

lesson one in pc things: never use cpuboss.com

 

geekbench:

i5-4690k: single: 4000 multi: 13k

FX-9590: single: 2500 multi: 13k

not to mention: the 9590's insane tdp which requires watercooling and the i5-4690k can be overclocked much farther because the 9590 is already balls to the wall overclocked

[Prysin]

There is literally no difference between a black edition or not. I believe the only difference was the package it gets shipped in.

bigger stock coolers really...

 

8350 has better cooler then 8320

6350 has better cooler then 6300

 

the difference is that the cooler has 2 more heatpipes and a full broad copper base, rather then a slim dual heatpip one.

[Patrick3D]

Don't waste money on the Intel tax, no one needs 3fps more in games.

[DevilishBooster]

I love that I already marked this as "solved" and people are still replying.

 

Also, shameless "1000th post!!!!!!" plug!!! WHOO-HOOO!!!!!

[CalculuS]

bigger stock coolers really...

 

8350 has better cooler then 8320

6350 has better cooler then 6300

 

the difference is that the cooler has 2 more heatpipes and a full broad copper base, rather then a slim dual heatpip one.

Except the 6350 and 6300 are different cpus.

So is the 8350 and the 8320.

 

They are both higher or lower binned.

[incarnate]

I love that I already marked this as "solved" and people are still replying.

Also, shameless "1000th post!!!!!!" plug!!! WHOO-HOOO!!!!!

Anytime amd is brought up in the cpu forums the results are as predictable as the tides, the Intel fanboys start putting down amd cpu performance and amd fanboys defend amd relentlessly.

[iHardware Shelden]

One is worse than an i5. The other is also.

Try streaming, rendering and playing a game on your i5

[iHardware Shelden]

Anytime amd is brought up in the cpu forums the results are as predictable as the tides, the Intel fanboys start putting down amd cpu performance and amd fanboys defend amd relentlessly.

Exactly, one of the many fun parts about this forum

[PlayStation 2]

-snip-

Considering that neither are $200 or up, no shit sherlock.

And if you want to put things into perspective, the 8320e is regularly $110 at Micro Center. How about that 4690K, huh? $200.