Better CPU than the AMD FX-8320?

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Hello. I am building my first PC and I was first going to get the AMD FX-8350. Then I realized that the 8320 was the same CPU just not factory overclocked so I am going to go with that. Sometime a about 2 weeks ago I saw it on Amazon for $99 and free shipping. I should have f***ing bought it then because now it is around $140.

I am just wondering if there is a similar CPU but is cheaper. I don't really want an Intel but would buy Intel if I saw it a better buy.

I am using the CPU in a Gaming PC with other parts such as a GTX-770, CoolerMaster 212 Evo, and gigabyte ga970-ud3p.

Thank you for your input!
 
beside a few people here, a few realized the guy already owns an amd mainboard which is completely compatible with amd cpus series fx 4300 - 8350. where is the point in him getting intel? it is indeed better at single threaded power which manages to pull more and better performance in fix on mmorpgs and a few games that are straining the ass of the cpu. the difference will not be so big that you will lose over 10 fps. if that is 2-6 fps..... except you want to play tera and that's where the real huge problem will come with amd cpus due to the bad optimization of that game. in rest everything will work perfectly with the apps you want to use and even with rendering, sculpting, vortex, editing bla bla. If you can sell that amd maiboard at exactly the same price you have bought it for, then yes go for intel. if not stick with it. Getting an amd fx 8320 is a good choice for it's price. you are a bit future proof with the cores and can overclock that kitty to 8350's power or even more when needed. (k nothing is future proof but for that money...). i own fx 6300 rig as my television media, internet, business and gaming device. i can tell you it works perfectly. I even went the trouble of switching the gtx 770 i own in my i5 4670k rig in to the fx 6300 rig and i can tell you for all games that i sometimes play : Trove, C9 seal, Crysis 1,2, Skyrim, As. creed, Blade and soul the difference wasn't bigger than 9 fps MAXIMUM and that only for c9. the only 17 fps difference was between my 4930k and fx 6300... and that was in Dragonica which well ye not many people play and you can't call that game an performance judging mean.
given that you own the mainboard already go for the fx 8320.
what the guys mentioned above is true that intel is above. But not really so much right now that you will tell a huge blowing difference between them apart. except like i said you want tera at best performance. At that and which is the only down that exists you will curse the game maker and the amd cpu XD

Edit: some mistakes. my eyes burn like hell right now...
 
nice answer... when you oc an intel cpu at the same price as fx 8320 and get 20-30 framerates more. and then you use that intel cpu on the amd mainboard without buying an intel mainboard ( i doubt he can sell his mainboard to get a intel one and just buying another for a few fps more on some games makes 0 sense )... when oh when. such a reason less answer.....
and that is valible only for a few games.
 
I am starting to wonder to whom you answer or whether you even manage to comprehend what is written in my post and some of the above posts, or maybe my language is so messed up you understand completely something else. k let's leave this side apart. OP MENTIONED HE ALREADY HAS AN AMD MAINBOARD. did you even read that part? where did I mention intel ain't better than amd? where do you find an i5 going for the same price of fx 8320? (130-150$). where is the point in him buying an intel cpu and motherboard when he already has bought the amd mainboard beforehand? so he can keep amd mainboard for keepsake? I don't think he will find someone to buy his amd mainboard for the same price he bought it, except he can return it to the shop and at that time he can get an intel bundle agreed. but that's another story. he won't get 20-30 framerates more in all games. There are a few where intel's single core power will work better and there are a few that can handle multi threading and balance the fps (he didn't even mention what games he plays and you already explode as if it's lot better in all of them 100%). It won't be so super drastic. and I don't think he will squeeze so much better performance out of an i3 compared to the fx 8320 (cause that's the spot were the prices are alike). and if you are talking about i5's those are over 200$... if op says he can return his amd mainboard to the shop and receive his money back then yes going for an i5 cpu+mainboard would be best bet. if not going for the fx 8320 at that price is best bet.
I am starting to wonder how you even have an cpu expert badge....
 
1 no they don't.
2 he already owns the mainboard for amd so it will never cost the same.
3 with an hyper 212 evo cooler or macho hr-02 fx 8320 will do extremely well.
4 i didn't see the op reply that he has sold or given back his amd mainboard so that he can go intel. you don't want him to pay for new intel mainboard and cpu after he has already paid for amd mainboard do you?
5 he does not build it from scratch gosh... he said he owns that mainboard already. if he didn't at the point people told him to go intel wouldn't he have asked what mainboard he would need to buy instead of that gigabyte one for the intel cpu...
 
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $132.98 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $28.75 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p) | $93.99 @ SuperBiiz
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $255.72

**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690) | $222.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1tyh97performance) | $97.99 @ SuperBiiz
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $320.98

yoap the same price... the intel bundle ain't even overclockable. cheaper mainboard could work too but..

whereas if he already owns his mainboard like he already mentioned .. this will be his cost:

**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $132.98 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $28.75 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $161.73


 
you still keep ignoring the fact that OP may own the amd mainboard already from what he posted above. and you sound like an super anti amd guy. each with his own. let's wait for OP to give a reply and see what he has done.
 
well not everyone has a knack for wasting money. some people want some cheap but still good option. other people save their money to achieve their goal or have something set that will require those money (house, garden .....). and no matter what you will come up with i can say for sure that even an fx 6300 won't bottleneck a gtx 770. now let's wait for op. if he thinks that he can use the amd mainb for a cheap tv rig in the future then by all means he should go intel or he can sell it or he can keep it for keepsake. but if it is not that easy amd won't make anyone cry with horrible performance. it's worse than intel fair enough but is not the worst piece of junk.
 
did i ever wrote the contrary? i can't find where i wrote that. the only thing i fail to understand here is whether you work for intel, are an fanboy or just seek attention. it's up to the OP to make his choice not up to you.
does writting that fx 6300 won't bottleneck a gtx 770 mean that cpu = eye candy for you? k lol...
and this is secretumpiratica's thread, not reserved for us to overspam it.
 


waste of time arguing with link from the future mate,not because he has an all-encompassing knowledge of both current amd & intel platforms but simply because he's so 'anti-amd' its impossible to form a reasonable discussion.
You're not the first to try,you won't be the last.
He went from an old phenom amd chip to a new haswell i5 & because the performance difference is so vast he now assumes that all amd chips are crap & all intel chips are super awesome.
Anyone who keeps recommending a pentium g over the fx 6300 & even over the athlon 760/860k chips which cost near the same gets no stock in my book,
He's not the only one on these forums to do so either.
As you say if the OP has a ud3p board stick a 8320 in there with an evo 212 & you'll hit 4.4ghz without drawing a breath.
It makes the 8320 a still viable gamers cpu at literally the same price as an i3.
& no it doesnt compete with an i5 k series but theyre 50-60$ more
 
exactly.
but the point wasn't about him hating amd, i could understand that. more likely it was i was stating one thing.. he was arguing about it by answering something total out of track (well only 1 time :) ). like the moment i wrote 6300 won't bottleneck gtx 770 he goes explaining me the difference between gpu and cpu in gaming. where is the connection O.O
well at least he has some valid points. i've seen extremely huge 1d1iots that insult and either copy paste info that has 0 connection or just blabble something else such as as123, formo2 ....
so for that part link is different. someone should just give him an fx 8320 so he can test it and have him complain then with real proof. Or just have him hate amd even more XD
and about benchmarks.. i have seen over 30 that are so out of track i think some of their creators just came up with numbers out of their arses.