I5 3470 vs fx 8350

chimpbagel · Jan 19, 2013

So yeah..
I want one of these 2 CPU's or anything else under $190..
playing BF3, Black Ops 2, GTA and Minecraft

What would be the best choice for gaming, and video editing?
thanks 😀

computernewb · Jan 19, 2013

heres a comparision of the two
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/697?vs=702

you cant go wrong with either

maestro0428 · Jan 19, 2013

I would go with the 3470 as its faster at gaming, comparable at editing,will run much quieter and use a lot less power.

stantheman123 · Jan 20, 2013

At stock the 8350 takes around 80w more at nomal load and prime95 100% load

http://www.techspot.com/review/586-amd-fx-8350-fx-6300/page7.html

And if you look at the benchmarks the i5 3470 gets around 20fps more in skyrim than the 8350. skyrim is pretty CPU intensivene thats why it shows a advantage

so the i5 3470. faster,less less power, and around the same price?

Its the i5 3470 100% unless your doing things that will use all 8cores which i doubt just snag the i5 and be happy 🙂
http://media.bestofmicro.com/X/T/357617/original/average%20power.png
http://media.bestofmicro.com/Y/Q/357650/original/skyrim%201680.png
http://media.bestofmicro.com/Z/3/357663/original/world%20of%20warcraft%201920.png
http://static.techspot.com/articles-info/586/bench/Power.png <prime 95

choice is yous