My friend wants a 6+ core system for music rendering or something, on the used, cheap side, and I have a 6-core AMD FX-6300 running in my garage as an extra "friend" computer overclocked to 4.4 GHz. Would this really be better for video or music editing than a 3rd or 4th generation quad core i5 or i7, overclocked to ~4.4GHz as well?
Or even the 8-core FX-8350?
Rather, when is, or in what generation is a quad core Intel CPU just better than the AMD FX 6 or 8 core CPUs. 6 and 8 cores can't always be better than 4.
I have a computer I picked up that I wasn't able to get to post after spending some time on it last year that has a 6-core i7-3930K in it. I don't know the history of it, dead motherboard maybe. I can try to troubleshoot that. Hard to test. I can't remember the socket, but a replacement motherboard, if that is the problem, looked expensive.
Anyway, so what is a good cheap option for my friend? And is an FX-6300 really better than an i5 3rd or 4th generation quad core for working with music?
Or even the 8-core FX-8350?
Rather, when is, or in what generation is a quad core Intel CPU just better than the AMD FX 6 or 8 core CPUs. 6 and 8 cores can't always be better than 4.
I have a computer I picked up that I wasn't able to get to post after spending some time on it last year that has a 6-core i7-3930K in it. I don't know the history of it, dead motherboard maybe. I can try to troubleshoot that. Hard to test. I can't remember the socket, but a replacement motherboard, if that is the problem, looked expensive.
Anyway, so what is a good cheap option for my friend? And is an FX-6300 really better than an i5 3rd or 4th generation quad core for working with music?