i5 4670k better than fx 8350?

[Lunix89]

because i had always heard it was quite a bit better, but every time i look at required system specs for games, it seems to rate the 8cores better, saying that they are required for ultra settings and neglect to mention any i5 apart from in lower graphic setting requirement.

 

[qwertyDS]

i5 is definetly better in gaming
there is no game that fully uses and would need 8 cores
i5 can easily be overclocked, outputs less heat, ofc requires less energy.
so go for 4670K

 

[ICantPickParts]

There are advantages to both, but it depends on what type of games you will end up running.

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/446/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-4670K.html

^comparing them

 

[lowriderflow]

games like BF4 and watchdogs do make use of 8 cores... so the AMD is better there.

plus now that the XBOX one and PS4 both ahve 8 core processors by AMD, you will see more and more games coded for using 8cores.
in my opinion, the FX is more future proof.

but for most current generation games, the 4670 will be better.

of course your GPU is a big part of that... if your GPU is lacking, then the CPU wont matter

 

[Wisecracker]

Either will work just dandy.

If you go with Intel be sure to snag a new 9-series motherboard. If you go with AMD consider the fx-8320 to put more cash toward your video card ... or, an SSD.

 

[rds1220]

As QWERTY said the I5 is all around better for gaming. Clock for clock the I5 is faster and more efficient, it uses less power and puts off less heat. Most games are using two to three cores anyway and for the ones that need more the quad core I5 is still more than enough.

 

[plaintuts]

well... fx8350 owner here soooo... yipey for next-gen titles!!

well i also have a 4770k and a fx9590, as for gaming, as long as you have a balanced system and you're not suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder "OCD" the difference is minuscule.

 

[mordorrson]

an i5 is better for most current generation games, because it can execute instructions more efficiently. Clock rates simply represent how many things can be done at once, not how efficiently they're done. Also, AMD 8 cores have 8MB L2 and 8MB L3 cache, which are basically your processor's RAM, and both the L2 and L3 function as the same thing. Intel processors only have 512KB of L2 cache, and most of them have 4-8MB of L3 cache. So basically, the higher the workload is, the better the AMD processor is going to perform compared to the Intel processor. For instance, if you were playing Watch Dogs or BF4, and cranked the render/view distance up to max, you would notice a 10-20 difference in fps between an 8350 and 4770K because it's a huge workload that's optimized for 8 cores, and no matter how efficiently you do a task, it won't matter if you can't keep up with the amount of things that need to be done. Another thing to think about is that with the next generation of gaming, more and more games are going to be optimized for 8 cores, especially with Unreal Engine 4 being introduced. In 1-2 years, the 9590 is probably going to be comparable to the 4960X, simply because it can do more things at once.

Intel: Better for most games now, better when running single-thread applications

AMD:Cheaper, Future proof, better performance with demanding workloads