AMD FX-4350

[DGB]

Is this a good cpu for gaming?

[Morgan MLGman]

Short answer? Nope. If you're on a budget, go Athlon X4 860K, otherwise go at least i3-6100. i5 is highly recommended.

[Guest]

unless your getting it for dirt cheap go with the i3 4170, pentium g3258 or the x4 860k

[DGB]

1 minute ago, Morgan MLGman said:

Short answer? Nope. If you're on a budget, go Athlon X4 860K, otherwise go at least i3-6100. i5 is highly recommended.

the athlon has 4 cores like the 4350 and the 4350 has a higher clock speed

[ANewFace]

5 minutes ago, DGB said:

the athlon has 4 cores like the 4350 and the 4350 has a higher clock speed

No get a g3258 it will destroy the 4350. There is a thing called IPCs you know, which AMD RN is shit on. That's why i3s beat even AMD's 8 core CPUs right now.

[DGB]

2 minutes ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

unless your getting it for dirt cheap go with the i3 4170, pentium g3258 or the x4 860k

the pentium and i3 have to cores and lower clock speeds, the athlon has the same amount of cores and lower clock speeds

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, DGB said:

the athlon has 4 cores like the 4350 and the 4350 has a higher clock speed

Athlon can be overclocked, and has higher IPC (instructions per clock) than the 4350. Motherboards for FM2+ socket should also be cheaper.

[dragoon20005]

the IPC on the FX is worse than the 860K

 

the 860K even beats the FX8320

[Sportiva]

Just now, ANewFace said:

No get a g3258 it will destroy the 4350. There is a thing called IPCs you know, whick AMD RN is shit on. That's why i3s beat even AMD's 8 core CPUs right now.

^ This

Also OP Cores and clock speeds don't mean as much as you think,

[Guest]

1 minute ago, DGB said:

the pentium and i3 have to cores and lower clock speeds, the athlon has the same amount of cores and lower clock speeds

Intel outperforms AMD CPU's even with more cores and clockspeed. IDK why but it has something to do with the architecture. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, DGB said:

the athlon has 4 cores like the 4350 and the 4350 has a higher clock speed

The 4350 is a much older chip than the althon and is much worse per clock. Clock speed doesn't affect performance.

[DGB]

Just now, Sportiva said:

^ This

Also OP Cores and clock speeds don't mean as much as you think,

alot of games right now require the four cores so the more the better
 

[ANewFace]

1 minute ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

Intel outperforms AMD CPU's even with more cores and clockspeed. IDK why but it has something to do with the architecture. 

Cause IPCs

[DGB]

1 minute ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

Intel outperforms AMD CPU's even with more cores and clockspeed. IDK why but it has something to do with the architecture. 

i think it's because intel has hyperthreading

[Sportiva]

Just now, DGB said:

alot of games right now require the four cores so the more the better
 

That doesn't mean that all 8 cores will perform better than a 4 core,

My 6600k with 4 cores @ 4.4 Ghz will beat a 9590 with 8 cores at 5ghz in practically all games. 

 

On Topic: I would try to see if you could get a i3-6100 or even better a i5 instead of those amd processors unless you are on a very tight budget.

[PlayStation 2]

The FX-4350 is a better choice than the 860K simply because it has L3 cache. And it matters a lot in games, for some reason.

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

The FX-4350 is a better choice than the 860K simply because it has L3 cache. And it matters a lot in games, for some reason.

they are very similar in performance...both are meh...like very meh...

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-4350-vs-AMD-Athlon-II-X4-860K/2880vs3265

OP, go with an i3-6100 or an i5-6400/6500 if at all possible...if not, the FX-6300 should cost about the same or less as the FX-4350 and it perform better.

[Necrodead]

For gaming go with an i3.

I'm a fan of AMD but I can't recommend anything in that price range over an intel i3.