i5 4690k vs FX 8350 for gaming

[Dan_the_man3x]

Which CPU is better for Battlefield 4, Just Cause 3, and games in general? I have been wondering whether an 8 core or a 4 core is better. And is it worth the extra $60?

 

[Robert Cook]

for gaming the i5 wins by a decent amount as its per core power is superior and gaming only uses four cores. if you want to record while playing or surf google chrome and game ( not sure how) then the octacore is a better idea as you have more cores to throw at other programs.

 

[cdabc123]

for now the i5 kills the fx in almost everything, except the very few programs that can make use of 8 cores. you will get much higher fps with the i5

 

[Robert Cook]

for now the i5 kills the fx in almost everything, except the very few programs that can make use of 8 cores. you will get much higher fps with the i5

well rendering and recording are two big things, but only if required.

 

[cdabc123]

for now the i5 kills the fx in almost everything, except the very few programs that can make use of 8 cores. you will get much higher fps with the i5

well rendering and recording are two big things, but only if required.

absolutely true but a i5 4690k will not struggle on those applications much more the the fx cpu. the only application i could think of that would need the 8 core fx was running more than 4 vms. other then that the performance increase you will get from gaming will be larger then the performance decrease on the 8 threaded applications.

 

[Dan_the_man3x]

Thanks for the answers but is the extra 60 bucks really worth it? I was looking around on you-tube and in most the games i will be playing with a r9 390 8gb it really doesnt look like that much of a difference, at least in battlefield 4.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsZGLoXo4WI

 

[Robert Cook]

extra 60 for which chip?

 

[cdabc123]

Thanks for the answers but is the extra 60 bucks really worth it? I was looking around on you-tube and in most the games i will be playing with a r9 390 8gb it really doesnt look like that much of a difference, at least in battlefield 4.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsZGLoXo4WI

yes i believe the performance increase for the i5 will be enough to justify the $60

 

[Robert Cook]

^ I second that

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

You have to go back to the Athlon/Phenom days to have an AMD processor be competitive in gaming horsepower to an Intel processor. Zen might change that, but we won't find out for a while.

The Intel horsepower difference is enough that you will likely be able to increase the graphics settings and still have the same performance as the AMD (or even better).

It is most definitely worth it.