comparison AMD APU vs Intel CPU

[BDev]

Guys, let's make a scenario here. Someone wants to make a decent gaming rig, but doesn't have plenty of knowledge (if at all) about CPUs. Tge person decides to spent half their money on a GTX 1060 for gpu, and some other pieces, now the person only needs a CPU (And let's say the person buys a motherboard that is compatible with the same)

 

Then let's say the person has two choices: The AMD A-10 7850k OR the Intel i3 4150.

 

Would there be ANY advantage on choosing the I3 over the A10? And if we don't count the cores, any advantage on using the A10?

 

Just wondering 

[Steven LaFrance]

go with a i3 and leave it at that the intel i3 would rekt the amd apu 

[Jurrunio]

Question can be shortened to whether a10 7850k or i3-4150 is better suited for a 1060.

 

I'd pick the i3. Better upgrade options that make future upgrades cheaper

[Damascus]

I pick neither, an i7 860 wrecks both of em and can be comboed with a decent p55 + ddr3 for less.

[KuJoe]

From everything I've read, don't even bother at looking at AMD APUs until they release Ryzen-based APUs. Them putting old tech on a new socket doesn't make sense to me. This is coming from somebody who really wants to buy an AM4 APU, go with an i3 or a Ryzen 3 instead.

[Brooksie359]

Hey the i3. The AMD cpu is on a bad architecture with really poor ipc. Really if you should only consider amd's newer cpus on the Zen architecture. 

[aisle9]

11 minutes ago, BDev said:

Guys, let's make a scenario here. Someone wants to make a decent gaming rig, but doesn't have plenty of knowledge (if at all) about CPUs. Tge person decides to spent half their money on a GTX 1060 for gpu, and some other pieces, now the person only needs a CPU (And let's say the person buys a motherboard that is compatible with the same)

 

Then let's say the person has two choices: The AMD A-10 7850k OR the Intel i3 4150.

 

Would there be ANY advantage on choosing the I3 over the A10? And if we don't count the cores, any advantage on using the A10?

 

Just wondering 

Between those two, I'd go i3 every time. APUs aren't really suited for gaming applications because you pay a premium for the integrated graphics that you really shouldn't be using. They're great for HTPCs and Minecraft at 720p, terrible for pairing with a GTX 1060.

 

The i3 isn't ideal, but a Haswell chip puts you into the realm of H81, B85, H97 and Z97 motherboards, so still fairly new and with some life left to them, and opens the door to a Xeon E3-1231V3 or i7-4790/4790K down the line.