CPU gaming differences

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Im not trying to take over or step on anyones toes. Your post before was simply wrong. Very wrong. Just because you have more lanes on amd does not mean you'll score better in benchmarks and i showed that. In the toms test i linked the amd system was using X16/X16 Crossfire setup and the 3770K was in X8/X8 and the 3770K crushed the 8350.

You also have to remember all intel setups have pcie 3.0 while amd is still using pcie 2.0. Pcie 3.0 X8 = 2.0 X16. Sometimes i come on alittle strong so i apologize for that.
 


I am not talking about dual-Xfire, I was referring to Quad-GPU setups, without paying a hell of a lot more you can not get 4 usable PCI-e on Z87/Z77. Meaning quad-GPUs are useless unless you are willing to fork out for a PLX bridge board which are a lot more.
You are arguing a point that you made yourself while I was referring to something entirely different.
I agree Intel is better at gaming performance, but when it comes to Quad-GPU, there is no arguing that a standard AMD setup provides better bandwidth and performance when comparing price for price.
You can not compare a 3770K to a 8350.
Nor can you say that a 8350 bottleneck 4 GPUs to a significant degree, unless you have no understanding off what a bottleneck means.
Pure FPS number are not enough to even HINT at a bottleneck, only when ALL the information is available is it possible to state that a bottleneck is clear.