i5-5400 vs FX-8350

[A User]

Looking to upgrade to the LGA 1151 socket, and get the 6400. Would I see a performance difference? 

[connorpiper]

Yes, you would see a large difference in games, though I don't know how large considering you are using a GTX 750Ti.

[A User]

1 minute ago, connorpiper said:

Yes, you would see a large difference in games, though I don't know how large considering you are using a GTX 750Ti.

Oh, don't mind that. I'm getting a new GPU, not quite sure what yet though 

[ARikozuM]

Going from a V6 to an in-line 4? Yes. Probably a few frames in games and programs, but an SSD might be a better choice if you don't have one.

[connorpiper]

Just now, A User said:

Oh, don't mind that. I'm getting a new GPU, not quite sure what yet though 

They you should 100% upgrade to a 4th or 6th gen Core i5 CPU with that GPU upgrade.

[ARikozuM]

Just now, A User said:

Oh, don't mind that. I'm getting a new GPU, not quite sure what yet though 

If you're getting a 6400 I'd pair it with a 1060.

[A User]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

If you're getting a 6400 I'd pair it with a 1060.

No bottleneck? 

[connorpiper]

Just now, A User said:

No bottleneck? 

I don't think you will have a bottleneck on a Core i5 with any modern GPU. 

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, A User said:

No bottleneck? 

Even if there was (there isn't), you shouldn't limit yourself to lower performance for the sake of a few FPS.

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, connorpiper said:

I don't think you will have a bottleneck on a Core i5 with any modern GPU. 

App4that would fight you right now.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

Even if there was (there isn't), you shouldn't limit yourself to lower performance for the sake of a few FPS.

If there's a bottleneck, getting a lower end gpu to rid the bottleneck just lost you even more performance.

 

"In case of bottleneck, add more AA"

[ARikozuM]

Or run two of the same game.

[connorpiper]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

App4that would fight you right now.

K. I play on my 3570K at 1440p no problem. It never breaks a sweat and sits maximum at 80% in any game I play. But I have been playing overwatch a lot recently, and that I can run at max settings and I think the only thing that is keeping me back is my GPU. Which keeps me at ~90FPS. 

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

App4that would fight you right now.

People have gone extremely salty over the gtx 10 series, its almost fun to watch.

 

Seriously tho, FX is dated...

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6400-vs-AMD-FX-8350/3512vs1489

 

If and only if you can use all 8 cores perfectly is fx still worth it compared to intel. (And in fact the fx9590 loses to a 4790k)

[HKZeroFive]

4 minutes ago, connorpiper said:

K. I play on my 3570K at 1440p no problem. It never breaks a sweat and sits maximum at 80% in any game I play. But I have been playing overwatch a lot recently, and that I can run at max settings and I think the only thing that is keeping me back is my GPU. Which keeps me at ~90FPS. 

1440p is fine. 1080p is a different story.

 

As for Overwatch, that game loves CPU. Your CPU is the bottleneck in that situation.

[A User]

Lol, i just realized the title said, 5400. Lmao, sorry guys...  

[Sovek]

yeah, the 8350 is a waste of time, and would likely bottleneck most modern GPU's. Go with a 6400. I'll probably look at upgrading to a 6500 from my 6100 in a year or two though.

[Nena Trinity]

With a 750Ti you will see no gain with a i5 over FX, you need something better than 1060 to tell them apart... (just do yourself a favor and wait for Zen or next lake...)

[i_build_nanosuits]

4 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

Going from a V6 to an in-line 4? Yes. Probably a few frames in games and programs, but an SSD might be a better choice if you don't have one.

well...that's more like going from an old 1986 Cadillac Deville V8 to a 2016 Subaru impreza...

 

Engine 4.1L 130 hp V8

 

[connorpiper]

9 hours ago, HKZeroFive said:

1440p is fine. 1080p is a different story.

 

As for Overwatch, that game loves CPU. Your CPU is the bottleneck in that situation.

Even though it is never at full load but my GPU is? Makes no sense. Also, how is 1080p is different story, it has less pixels.

Considering the people I play with have lesser GPUs (GTX 980, R9 290X) than I do, but better CPUs and they are getting so many less frames at lower resolutions (At the same scaling that the GPU performance gap is). So if there is a bottleneck it is very limited. 

But I know there is not, because overwatch is programmed to use all CPU available up to 6 cores, until it needs less. So if the game did need more CPU power, I would be pinned to max usage and have high temps. But I have neither, and no stutters in the games. 

[A User]

13 hours ago, Nena360 said:

With a 750Ti you will see no gain with a i5 over FX, you need something better than 1060 to tell them apart... (just do yourself a favor and wait for Zen or next lake...)

Again, I'm leaving the 750Ti behind and going get a new one. Would I see a good change with a 970?

The main reason why I'm leaving the 8350 Is because the socket (AM3+) Is dead. Do you think It would pair nicely good with a 970?

[ARikozuM]

17 minutes ago, A User said:

Again, I'm leaving the 750Ti behind and going get a new one. Would I see a good change with a 970?

The main reason why I'm leaving the 8350 Is because the socket (AM3+) Is dead. Do you think It would pair nicely good with a 970?

Go with the 1060. 970 is no longer a good card considering that the less expensive 1060 has more VRAM and gets more frames.

 

If you want to upgrade now, go with the 6400 and GTX 1060.

If you want to wait until Zen, I'd get just the 1060.

[itsdeonLOL]

I would just wait a bit longer for Zen... Trust me...

[Vortez]

On 17.8.2016. at 10:10 AM, A User said:

 

Looking to upgrade to the LGA 1151 socket, and get the 6400. Would I see a performance difference? 

 

Yes here is some difference in games but only if you use a powerful graphics card like GTX 970 or GTX 1060. Even at 1440p FX bottlenecks in some games.

 

[Nena Trinity]

9 hours ago, A User said:

Again, I'm leaving the 750Ti behind and going get a new one. Would I see a good change with a 970?

The main reason why I'm leaving the 8350 Is because the socket (AM3+) Is dead. Do you think It would pair nicely good with a 970?

In most cases you should be fine even a 1080p and at 1440p you will see even less of a difference. (some games such as GTA requires fixes such as "shadows to medium, foliage should not be to high & EDS should be lowest" but EDS should be on lowest no matter what AMD product you use in GTA V CPU or GPU.