Is this a big difference?

[WalkerOfSkys]

Hello folks, 

I'm planning on upgrading my pc, a new motherboard, GPU, CPU and RAM. 

Currently i have a AMD Athlon X4 860K

I want to upgrade to an Intel I5 6500, i checked the specs but there doesnt seem to be that much difference, the clockspeed of the Amd is even better than the i5.

So my question is: is it worth for me to upgrade to an i-5?

(i only do gaming, not editing/rendering)

 

-Luke

[bughtoo]

rough comparison 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6500-vs-AMD-Athlon-II-X4-860K/3513vs3265

 

And from what i see there the 6500 is MUCH better  Its never, faster, more energy efficient and beats the AMD in almost everything.

Core clock speed is not everything

[AresKrieger]

Yes, CPU's can vary a bit  quite performance wise despite having similar specs since ipc (instructions per cycle) is not mentioned in specifications normally, I'd suspect a 6500 is more than double an athlon in terms of speed

[ShadowCaptain]

5 minutes ago, WalkerOfSkys said:

SNIP

Clock speed is irrelevant when comparing AMD and Intel as they use completely different architecture 

 

it would be like comparing a 3 litre 4 cylinder engine and a 3 litre v8 turbo

[Kenan Mathukutty]

6500 is an upgrade compared to x4 860k any day. but then you have to accept the changes of the new skylake architecture too.

[incarnate]

Always compare cpus using benchmarks not specs. The specs are "similar" but the i5 destroys the Athlon hands down.

[WalkerOfSkys]

Thanks guys for helping me out here!