Amd or Intel what's your choice ?

I'm building a new computer and i was wandering what is better for gaming and Intel processor or AMD ?

SPECS:

AMD Fusion A10 5800K "CPU" or Intel i3 2120 "CPU"

ASUS F2A85-M LE "MotherBoard"

HIS Radeon 7850 IceQ X Turbo "GPU"

Crosair Vengance PC3 12800 "RAM"

Westerm Digital Caviar Green 500gb "HardDrive"

Cooler Master Gamer Xtreme 650W "PSU"

Cooler Master 430 "Case"

THX Again!

look i was in the same position i did go with amd phenom x4 965. its was fine for a budget computer but if u want a high end gaming computer i suggest an intel core 2500k its more expensive than amd but it gives you better performance in overall and in gaming u will see a huge difference (cpu intensive games) and u need a good card i suggest an 7870 ATI RADEON if u have the money to spend, for me i changed my cpu to i7 3770k and i see a huge difference so the money was worth it (intel is expensive than amd because uses better architecture/plates) its your choice at all.

The higher end i5s and i7s perform better in benchmarks, but if going that route forces you to get a cheaper video card, your performance will be worse.

If it's primarily a gaming PC, prioritise GPU. However if you have a decent amount to spend go intel.

For example, A PhenomII 955 with a 7950 will be better in gaming than an i5 3570k with a 7850.

Intel currently has the upper hand with regard to speed and memory speed access. Check out the I7 architecture for more information. AMD is more for budget gaming and in my opinion has fallen behind the curve a bit.

Intel currently has the upper hand with regard to speed and memory speed access. Check out the I7 architecture for more information. AMD is more for budget gaming and in my opinion has fallen behind the curve a bit.

godlikemouse

Intel performs better.

Intel is better than AMD everytime. Buying an AMD cpu is like throwing money in the toliet.

Intel has a huge upper hand in preformance

Intel for everything. Like someone said, buying AMD is like throwing money away.

I've always bought AMD simply because they are cheaper. Performance is perfectly fine for my needs, gaming included.

I'm building a new computer and i was wandering what is better for gaming and Intel processor or AMD ?

SPECS:

AMD Fusion A10 5800K "CPU" or Intel i3 2120 "CPU"

ASUS F2A85-M LE "MotherBoard"

HIS Radeon 7850 IceQ X Turbo "GPU"

Crosair Vengance PC3 12800 "RAM"

Westerm Digital Caviar Green 500gb "HardDrive"

Cooler Master Gamer Xtreme 650W "PSU"

Cooler Master 430 "Case"

THX Again!

EVGAmaniac

Intel is better than AMD everytime. Buying an AMD cpu is like throwing money in the toliet.

jakes456

Depends on the workload e.g. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-8.html

FX-8350 is fine for content creation.

[QUOTE="jakes456"]

Intel is better than AMD everytime. Buying an AMD cpu is like throwing money in the toliet.

ronvalencia

Depends on the workload e.g. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-8.html

FX-8350 is fine for content creation.

Just get an intel core i7 3770k with 690 GTX u are affording a 1000$ card a cpu of 310-20 dollars wont hurt you that much :) no need to start Flame war aigaisnt amd vs intel intel is the upper hand now and if the haswell outperforms i7 i5 i3/amd fx/piledriver that means no only intel is the uperhand but we need to buy only intel cpus because PILEDRIVER was a huge dissapointment for me nothin improved at all in gaming only in programms Goodjob AMD use more cheap plates/architecture thats why your prices are cheap they used some better plates/archi for piledriver thats why the price is 250$ u say amd is cheap no? they using bad items to make their cpus as intel uses expensive things thats why the cpu's perform better and expensive than amd so? want a gaming pc go intel as far im going intel for everythin not only gaming u will afford 310$ for 5-6 years u can earn not only twice but..GG

Intel has a huge upper hand in preformance

way2funny

performance

and < 10% is not a huge upperhand.

Just get an intel core i7 3770k with 690 GTX u are affording a 1000$ card a cpu of 310-20 dollars wont hurt you that much :) no need to start Flame war aigaisnt amd vs intel intel is the upper hand now and if the haswell outperforms i7 i5 i3/amd fx/piledriver that means no only intel is the uperhand but we need to buy only intel cpus because PILEDRIVER was a huge dissapointment for me nothin improved at all in gaming only in programms Goodjob AMD use more cheap plates/architecture thats why your prices are cheap they used some better plates/archi for piledriver thats why the price is 250$ u say amd is cheap no? they using bad items to make their cpus as intel uses expensive things thats why the cpu's perform better and expensive than amd so? want a gaming pc go intel as far im going intel for everythin not only gaming u will afford 310$ for 5-6 years u can earn not only twice but..GG

fearhome21

Intels, they oc nice. My 2600k is chugging nicely at 4.6ghz... at 1.470 volts. Yeah, I have a bad chip. (It's 1.420 with vdroop levels set to extreme which somehow raises the voltage, but if it's not set to extreme it's unstable)

If money isn't an issue then go for the Intel build since it has the best performance atm, I personally don't have any favorites when it comes between AMD and Intel. Amd is definitely the better choice for someone looking for a gaming build on a budget since their cpu's provides decent performance at a lower price than Intel.

Intel i3 destroys AMD.

AMD is so far behind they need to throw in the towel now.

Intel i3 destroys AMD.

AMD is so far behind they need to throw in the towel now.

jakes456

[QUOTE="Hardware Secrets"] The FX processors have their clock multiplier unlocked, allowing you to overclock them by changing this parameter. With the FX-8350, which runs internally at 4 GHz multiplying a base clock of 200 MHz by 20, we could increase the clock multiplier to 22 and the base clock to 212 MHz, resulting in an internal clock rate of 4,664 MHz, a 16.6% increase over the CPU default clock rate. Then we replaced the stock cooler with AMDs liquid cooling solution, and we were able to increase the CPU multiplier to 22.5 and the base clock to 213 MHz, resulting in an internal clock rate of 4,792 MHz, a 19.8% increase over the CPU default clock rate. kraken2109

They got 4.8 ghz.

Now for their game benchmarks, (They won't let me post their images here). Colours are to make reading easier, they mean nothing.

Starcraft 2: 3470: 185, FX8350: 178

Far Cry 2: 3470: 133, FX8350: 131

Dirt 3: 3470: 100, FX8350: 96

BF3 (assuming single player): 3470: 86, FX8350: 87

Borderlands 2: 3470: 85,FX8350: 85

So we can safely say there is no noticeable difference in gaming, since these benchmarks were on low settings to ensure a CPU bottleneck.

Looking at cinebench which fully uses all cores, FX8350 beats 3470 by 22%

[QUOTE="jakes456"]

Intel i3 destroys AMD.

AMD is so far behind they need to throw in the towel now.

superclocked

[QUOTE="Hardware Secrets"] The FX processors have their clock multiplier unlocked, allowing you to overclock them by changing this parameter. With the FX-8350, which runs internally at 4 GHz multiplying a base clock of 200 MHz by 20, we could increase the clock multiplier to 22 and the base clock to 212 MHz, resulting in an internal clock rate of 4,664 MHz, a 16.6% increase over the CPU default clock rate. Then we replaced the stock cooler with AMDs liquid cooling solution, and we were able to increase the CPU multiplier to 22.5 and the base clock to 213 MHz, resulting in an internal clock rate of 4,792 MHz, a 19.8% increase over the CPU default clock rate. kraken2109

They got 4.8 ghz.

Now for their game benchmarks, (They won't let me post their images here). Colours are to make reading easier, they mean nothing.

Starcraft 2: 3470: 185, FX8350: 178

Far Cry 2: 3470: 133, FX8350: 131

Dirt 3: 3470: 100, FX8350: 96

BF3 (assuming single player): 3470: 86, FX8350: 87

Borderlands 2: 3470: 85,FX8350: 85

So we can safely say there is no noticeable difference in gaming, since these benchmarks were on low settings to ensure a CPU bottleneck.

Looking at cinebench which fully uses all cores, FX8350 beats 3470 by 22%

Yes, really. I like how the benchmarks compare a 3.2 GHz stock processor vs a 4.0 GHz one. Let's compare the similarly priced 3570K, which can overclock to 4.6 quite often:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2012/05/01/intel-core-i5-3570k-cpu-review/8

People aren't kidding when they say Intel smashes AMD in the face. AMD simply can't match the IPC of Intel, that's why they need an 800 MHz discrepancy just to be able to pull even in some games. Since we all love benchmarks so much, let's take a look at other applications/productivity:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/FX-8350-vs-Core-i5-3470-CPU-Review/1657/3

Photoshop:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/FX-8350-vs-Core-i5-3470-CPU-Review/1657/5

Winzip:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/FX-8350-vs-Core-i5-3470-CPU-Review/1657/8

This is the sad state of AMD CPU engineering at the moment. That's why they're in trouble. Their processors suck. End of story. Anyone claiming otherwise is a homer or misinformed.

AMD FX-8350 @ $220:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284

Intel 3570K @ 220:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504&Tpk=3570K

Yes, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. They're actually the same price. Whoever's reading these posts and wondering which processor to purchase, trust me, don't even think twice about this. If you're considering the FX-8350, don't. AMD are run by some of the most inept people around if they think they can charge the same prices as a processor that walks all over it. They only have themselves to blame for the mess they're in.

If you're on a tight budget, AMD will get the job done nicely. If you're willing to spend a little more though, Intel CPU's are indeed superior for gaming...superclocked

Amd fans pff.. stop fightning u cant take it that intel beats amd even with the 8350 PRocessor same priced as a 3570k GG everyone was telling that amd was a budget company i cant see that anymore on the 8350 they used better architecture in this one and the price went to 220$ as the 3570k AMD JUST FOR LAUGHS only their gpu's are worth it and some people telling hey why intel is so overpriced ofc it will be overpriced of the better architecture? u see 8350 has better than 8150 but the price also is more? why? AMD IS USING !@#$ TO THEIR BUDGET PROCESSORS. end of story

My God man... English!

Amd fans pff.. stop fightning u cant take it that intel beats amd even with the 8350 PRocessor same priced as a 3570k GG everyone was telling that amd was a budget company i cant see that anymore on the 8350 they used better architecture in this one and the price went to 220$ as the 3570k AMD JUST FOR LAUGHS only their gpu's are worth it and some people telling hey why intel is so overpriced ofc it will be overpriced of the better architecture? u see 8350 has better than 8150 but the price also is more? why? AMD IS USING !@#$ TO THEIR BUDGET PROCESSORS. end of story

fearhome21

Intel have always been the superior brand.MathewCAR

[QUOTE="MathewCAR"]Intel have always been the superior brand.superclocked

[QUOTE="superclocked"][QUOTE="MathewCAR"]Intel have always been the superior brand.godzillavskong

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"][QUOTE="superclocked"]Nah, the Athlon was superior to the P3, and the Athlon 64 was superior to the P4, but companies like Dell wouldn't use AMD until right before Intel released their Core architecture CPU's, so people just assumed that Intel was better. Intel developed the Core architecture in secret alongside their netburst CPU's, which led to the AMD vs Intel antitrust lawsuits...superclocked

I have a similar experience.

Amd fans pff.. stop fightning u cant take it that intel beats amd even with the 8350 PRocessor same priced as a 3570k GG everyone was telling that amd was a budget company i cant see that anymore on the 8350 they used better architecture in this one and the price went to 220$ as the 3570k AMD JUST FOR LAUGHS only their gpu's are worth it and some people telling hey why intel is so overpriced ofc it will be overpriced of the better architecture? u see 8350 has better than 8150 but the price also is more? why? AMD IS USING !@#$ TO THEIR BUDGET PROCESSORS. end of story

fearhome21

[QUOTE="fearhome21"]

Amd fans pff.. stop fightning u cant take it that intel beats amd even with the 8350 PRocessor same priced as a 3570k GG everyone was telling that amd was a budget company i cant see that anymore on the 8350 they used better architecture in this one and the price went to 220$ as the 3570k AMD JUST FOR LAUGHS only their gpu's are worth it and some people telling hey why intel is so overpriced ofc it will be overpriced of the better architecture? u see 8350 has better than 8150 but the price also is more? why? AMD IS USING !@#$ TO THEIR BUDGET PROCESSORS. end of story

kraken2109

[QUOTE="fearhome21"]

Amd fans pff.. stop fightning u cant take it that intel beats amd even with the 8350 PRocessor same priced as a 3570k GG everyone was telling that amd was a budget company i cant see that anymore on the 8350 they used better architecture in this one and the price went to 220$ as the 3570k AMD JUST FOR LAUGHS only their gpu's are worth it and some people telling hey why intel is so overpriced ofc it will be overpriced of the better architecture? u see 8350 has better than 8150 but the price also is more? why? AMD IS USING !@#$ TO THEIR BUDGET PROCESSORS. end of story

kraken2109

My write may be poorly as im not from england and im not so pro at english, but im just talking as a gamer that when i decide to build a gaming computer i will not go cheap cause more demanding games will release and more stress on my system will be.amd athlon was good i had the single core 2.21ghz but amd is standing back even with the 8350 its more than hard to tell they will sucess.

[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="fearhome21"]

Amd fans pff.. stop fightning u cant take it that intel beats amd even with the 8350 PRocessor same priced as a 3570k GG everyone was telling that amd was a budget company i cant see that anymore on the 8350 they used better architecture in this one and the price went to 220$ as the 3570k AMD JUST FOR LAUGHS only their gpu's are worth it and some people telling hey why intel is so overpriced ofc it will be overpriced of the better architecture? u see 8350 has better than 8150 but the price also is more? why? AMD IS USING !@#$ TO THEIR BUDGET PROCESSORS. end of story

fearhome21

My write may be poorly as im not from england and im not so pro at english, but im just talking as a gamer that when i decide to build a gaming computer i will not go cheap cause more demanding games will release and more stress on my system will be.amd athlon was good i had the single core 2.21ghz but amd is standing back even with the 8350 its more than hard to tell they will sucess.

lolwat

Go Intel or go home is my motto.

Thx I love that motto and for everyone I probably will chose this system because now i have 600 bux so i can do alot better here are the specs:

Intel Core i3 3240 "CPU" 3.4 GHz

ASUS GeForce GTX 65Ti "GPU" 2GB GDDR5

ASUS P8B75-V "Motherboard" GPU Boost

G.Skill RipJawX "RAM" 8GB 1600Mhz

WD Caviar Blue "hARDdISC" 320GB 7200rpm

Cooler Master GX Lite "PSU" 500W

Cooler Master Elite 430 "Case" ATX

Now before i buy it wich will be in fourteen days I (yet again) have some questions for all of you:

Will this system be able to run games at high?

Do I need a stronger PSU and a CPU fan?

What does "GPU Boost" actually mean?

Will any AMD system beat this one for (UNDER) 600 bux?

Thx Again (AGAIN)

Thx I love that motto and for everyone I probably will chose this system because now i have 600 bux so i can do alot better here are the specs:

Intel Core i3 3240 "CPU" 3.4 GHz

ASUS GeForce GTX 65Ti "GPU" 2GB GDDR5

ASUS P8B75-V "Motherboard" GPU Boost

G.Skill RipJawX "RAM" 8GB 1600Mhz

WD Caviar Blue "hARDdISC" 320GB 7200rpm

Cooler Master GX Lite "PSU" 500W

Cooler Master Elite 430 "Case" ATX

Now before i buy it wich will be in fourteen days I (yet again) have some questions for all of you:

Will this system be able to run games at high?

Do I need a stronger PSU and a CPU fan?

What does "GPU Boost" actually mean?

Will any AMD system beat this one for (UNDER) 600 bux?

Thx Again (AGAIN)

EVGAmaniac