Can someone please explain this CPU question i have...

[Afromancer]

So ill start off by explaining that i am a new computer noob, so im still learning a lot. 

 

But so i was wondering how you can get an AMD processor that has 8 cores, 3.2gh, for only 99 bucks... While the intel version is .2 gh less and is about 800 dollars more expensive!

 

How could this be?! I've always been intel but now im questioning it

 

Links:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437624/FX_8320E_Black_Edition_32GHz_Eight-Core_Socket_AM3_Boxed_Processor

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437205/Core_i7-5960X_30_GHz_LGA_2011-V3_Boxed_Processor

 

Thanks guys!

 

- Ethan

[Glenwing]

So ill start off by explaining that i am a new computer noob, so im still learning a lot. 

 

But so i was wondering how you can get an AMD processor that has 8 cores, 3.2gh, for only 99 bucks... While the intel version is .2 gh less and is about 800 dollars more expensive!

 

How could this be?! I've always been intel but now im questioning it

 

Links:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437624/FX_8320E_Black_Edition_32GHz_Eight-Core_Socket_AM3_Boxed_Processor

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437205/Core_i7-5960X_30_GHz_LGA_2011-V3_Boxed_Processor

 

Thanks guys!

 

- Ethan

 

The pricing is in line with performance. Those specs alone don't tell you the performance.

 

You can read the description of this video for a more detailed explanation. (full disclosure; it's my own video, but it's for informational purposes only)

 

[Guest Kloaked]

tl;dr core count and clock speed doesn't matter most of the time, and Intel has better single-core performance

[Afromancer]

Oh that makes a lot of sense, thanks!

[gilm0re3]

Basically, most Intel processors perform better at the same clock speed, and even with less cores. The amount of instructions per clock, which is much more important to determining the speed of a processor, that Intel has on their chips in general is a considerable amount higher than a comparable AMD chip. So even though that AMD processor has a slightly higher clock speed, the Intel chip runs more instructions per clock speed, so it still ends up being way faster.

[The Official Czex]

Single core performance.

[MDPS]

AMD CPUs are not as good as their Intel counterparts nowadays. There are many different things besides cores and speed that determine a processor's worth. It would take a while to go through them, but basically Intel comes out on top. Oh, and you don't need more than 4 cores. A 5960X is overkill and about 9001% better than the 8320E.

[Guest Kloaked]

Oh that makes a lot of sense, thanks!

 

Same concept goes for GPUs. You shouldn't be looking at specs of the hardware unless you need it to be a certain, specific spec for your specific purpose. Otherwise, benchmarks in the application you're using would help way more.

[asiancorruption]

So ill start off by explaining that i am a new computer noob, so im still learning a lot. 

 

But so i was wondering how you can get an AMD processor that has 8 cores, 3.2gh, for only 99 bucks... While the intel version is .2 gh less and is about 800 dollars more expensive!

 

How could this be?! I've always been intel but now im questioning it

 

Links:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437624/FX_8320E_Black_Edition_32GHz_Eight-Core_Socket_AM3_Boxed_Processor

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437205/Core_i7-5960X_30_GHz_LGA_2011-V3_Boxed_Processor

 

Thanks guys!

 

- Ethan

processors get more advanced because of nano-meter process. The AMD is at 32nm and the i7 is at 22nm. As a result you get greater single and multicore performace as well as reduced heat. Also the i7 is a workstation cpu while the 8320 is just a consumer grade one.( and a lot of other factors) The speed difference is quite vast though. it's like an m3 vs a ferrari. I'm only a 1st year compeng and comsci student in high school so expect someone far more capable than I am to elaborate on this more thoroughly. 

[Sam Z Man]

This confused the shit out of me when I was getting into PC's as well, it's all about IPC, not all core architectures are the same.

[Kobathor]

It's because one is miles better than the other 

 

Trust me, I have the 8350, try putting it up against my friends 4770k. 

[Sam Z Man]

Your lucky you found this out before you started building PC's, I made the mistake of buying a AM3+ motherboard when I first started to prepare to build my first gaming PC I wanted to use a FX-8350 or 6350, then I found out what really equaled performance and realized that the i5-3450 in my prebuilt desktop only needed a good GPU and a few other upgrades to make it great (it came with a geforce 210), I sold the motherboard and have been happy ever since.

Still rocking the 3450.

[Glenwing]

processors get more advanced because of nano-meter process. The AMD is at 32nm and the i7 is at 22nm. As a result you get greater single and multicore performace as well as reduced heat. Also the i7 is a workstation cpu while the 8320 is just a consumer grade one.( and a lot of other factors) The speed difference is quite vast though. it's like an m3 vs a ferrari. I'm only a 1st year compeng and comsci student in high school so expect someone far more capable than I am to elaborate on this more thoroughly. 

 

Intel's 32nm processors still destroy AMD's current lineup. It's really more about the layout of the transistors which determines the efficiency of calculations; how many "Hz" it takes to do an operation. That's what determines performance, not the size of the transistor, that's about power draw and physical size. Though it does affect how many transistors you can fit on the circuit, which itself might increase performance.

[asiancorruption]

Intel's 32nm processors still destroy AMD's current lineup. It's really more about the layout of the transistors which determines the efficiency of calculations; how many "Hz" it takes to do an operation. That's what determines performance, not the size of the transistor, that's about power draw and physical size. Though it does affect how many transistors you can fit on the circuit, which itself might increase performance.

oh okay, thanks for correcting me.

[MEC-777]

Basically, it's all about the architecture. Intel (as of right now) has the FAR superior CPU architecture and over twice the IPC (instructions per clock) per core vs AMD. That is the most simple way to put it.