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Hello,

 

I have been thinking lately my processor choice, AMD Athlon X4 860K or AMD A10-7870K Black Edition. So I'm now asking from you which is better for my budget gaming computer?

 

Some stats for you:

 

AMD ATHLON X4 860K

Cores: Quad-Core

Threads: 4

Clockspeed: 3.7GHz (4.0GHz Turbo)

L2 Cache: 4MB

Technology: 28nm

Socket: FM2+

TDP: 95W

 

AMD A10-7870K BLACK EDITION:

Cores: Quad-Core

Threads: 4

Clockspeed: 3.9GHz (4.1GHz Turbo)

L2 Cache: 4MB

Technology: 28nm

Socket: FM2+

TDP: 95W

 

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Which one is better and is it really worth it to spend double money for 7870K?

 

Thanks already for help!

-N4vySc4n-

 

 

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They perform the same CPU-wise, the 7870K just also has integrated graphics, if you're going to use a dedicated graphics card from Nvidia or AMD, get the Athlon.

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1 minute ago, N4vySc4n said:

I have Radeon 5770 now and I'm going to get R9 380 Nitro 4GB

Go for the 860K or maybe go for the i3 4160 with a decent motherboard so you can later upgrade to a better CPu once you get your new GPU. (an oc'ed 860K will only slightly bottleneck the 380 though in some games more than others)

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