amd Worth Buying?

[Moose_e]

is AMD FX-8320E worth buying?  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MUTWEM6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3VOEWG0O4XFHV

 

• Frequency: 3.2/4.0GHZ (Base/Overdrive)
• Cores: 8
• Cache: 8/8MB (L2/L3)
• Socket Type: AM3+
• Power Wattage: 95W

 

and is it better than i5 6500? I don't think this is better than 6600K but the AMD CPU is cheaper

[iRileyx]

Its not better than a 6500, a 6500 is much better. http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6500-vs-AMD-FX-8320E/3513vs2985 Heck a pentium g4500 is probably better haha.

Edit - eh, not far off http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4500-vs-AMD-FX-8320E/3538vs2985

Whats your current cpu?

[HKZeroFive]

Nope, the i5 6500 is a good bit better... if you can afford it, there's little reason to go for the FX-8320E.

[Moose_e]

2 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Its not better than a 6500, a 6500 is much better. http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6500-vs-AMD-FX-8320E/3513vs2985 Heck a pentium g4500 is probably better haha.

Whats your current cpu?

My CPU is i7 4771, But I'm helping a friend choosing PC parts for his build 

[Moose_e]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Nope, the i5 6500 is a good bit better... if you can afford it, there's little reason to go for the FX-8320E.

What's the reason? 

[iRileyx]

Just now, Moose_e said:

My CPU is i7 4771, But I'm helping a friend choosing PC parts for his build 

Depending on his budget, try and get a i3 6100. it'll be much better than most AMD alternatives. and it'll put him on the Skylake platform if he ever wanted to upgrade to an i5 or i7, or Kaby Lake 

[pwn_intended]

No reason at all to buy AMD at the moment. They haven't released an actual new CPU in years...new i3's will dummy them in a lot of scenarios.

Either wait for ZEN to come out and shake things up, or go with the blue guys.

[Moose_e]

6 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Depending on his budget, try and get a i3 6100. it'll be much better than most AMD alternatives. and it'll put him on the Skylake platform if he ever wanted to upgrade to an i5 or i7, or Kaby Lake 

His budget is 600-700$ 

[Pample]

14 minutes ago, pwn_intended said:

No reason at all to buy AMD at the moment. They haven't released an actual new CPU in years...new i3's will dummy them in a lot of scenarios.

Either wait for ZEN to come out and shake things up, or go with the blue guys.

This is really going to hurt saying this but ... pwn_intended is right. Personally I would take the time and wait for Zen, but if he needs a new PC now go for Blue team.

 

Ouch. that hurt!

[Moose_e]

35 minutes ago, Pample said:

This is really going to hurt saying this but ... pwn_intended is right. Personally I would take the time and wait for Zen, but if he needs a new PC now go for Blue team.

 

Ouch. that hurt!

 

Lol