8370 or 4690k?

[the destructor]

hi im just wondering if i should get an 8370 or 4690k?

 

[Darkbreeze]

The 8370 is no better, or worse, than the 8320 or 8350. If price is the main issue, go with one of those. Otherwise, it's no question that the 4690k is a better performer. What's you main intended use?

 

[damric]

860K

 

[NightAntilli]

4690k. Easy choice.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No doubt 4690k.

 

[the destructor]

the fx ones have 16mb total cache and the other has only 7mb. and the fx cpus are pretty in rendering and stuff so should i just go wuth the i5 especially since i have a board all ready?

 

[NightAntilli]

If you already have the board it's a no-brainer. The 4670k has almost double the single core performance.

 

[Darkbreeze]

First of all, we're talking about the i5-4690k, not the 4670k, and secondly, no it doesn't. It has about 18% faster single core performance, at stock clocks, which is still pretty good considering the stock clock on the 4690k is only 3.5Ghz whereas the FX stock clock is 4Ghz. If you OC the 4690K to the same clock speed, the performance advantage increases significantly. But if price, or just wanting a chip that can game, are the deciding factors, the FX@4.5Ghz is capable of being paired with anything out there and running max settings so it's really a matter of how many cpu demanding titles you'll be playing, whether or not you use other applications that are more reliant on single core performance and the fact that you already have the board for the Intel chip pretty much seals the deal.


http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-AMD-FX-8350