I5 over FX-8350

[mjsharma]

Guys I currently have an Intel C2D E7200 clocked at 3.6 GHz.
I am thinking of upgrading to to something better which can give me a great performance boost overall including games.
I am stuck in deciding as to which one I should buy, i5 2500k or FX-8350, both are costing me same. I need more upgrade options in future but I am not sure when I will make my next upgrade(3-4 years may be). Just help me finalize my decision making
Also suggest a good mobo under 6000INR
Sites I use for buying:
flipkart.com, ebay.in and theitwares.com

Just one more doubt, will my Zalman CNPS9500A cpu cooler be able to let me overclock any of them?

Thanks in advance

 

[mjsharma]

What happened to OCZ?

ohh.. My PSU burned it 😛 it also burned my Seagate 320GB HDD.
I have change my PSU now. It's Seasonic S12II 520W.

 

[logainofhades]

How is 8350 a quad core?
even my 3 year old nephew will say that its octo-core processor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_FX_microprocessors#.22Vishera.22_.2832_nm_SOI.29

Well Wikipedia certainly agrees that it's a quad core....

Wikipedia? Really?

Even THG calls it an 8 core.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328.html

 

[Saehon]

i5 will be better in almost every aspect.

These benchmarks is with stock and overclocked.

Multitasking:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/11/06/amd-fx-8350-review/5 - i5 wins

Gaming performance:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/11/06/amd-fx-8350-review/6 - i5 wins

Editing and encoding:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/11/06/amd-fx-8350-review/4 - i5 wins

Power consumption:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/11/06/amd-fx-8350-review/7 - i5 wins under load, AMD FX 8350 wins during idle.

Wait a minute....EDITING AND ENCODING:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-12.html

The FX-8350 gets the job done more quickly than even the latest-generation i5 3570K. Who are you talking to here, Intel fanboy?
GAMING on the FX will definitely be better than on the i5. I said "will" because a lot of game developers are improving their games and making them use multiple cores. Gaming + other applications in thebackground =FX-8350 will most likely WIN.

And when it comes to the REAL difference - it's either 10 FPS OR it's 30FPS but once overall performance is well over 60-70FPS, in which case you will see NO noticeable difference in performance.

WHO'S WHO, YOU INTEL FANBOY?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-8.html

SAY WHAT?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-9.html

Beating the LATEST generation i5, that is the i5-3570K, right?
I own both Intel and AMD systems - so no "fanboism" here - look at the charts.

In AE CS6 there was a difference of 10 seconds between the CPUs - do you REALLY think you would notice that?

PRODUCTIVITY: FX-8350 WINS 3 OUT OF 5 BENCHMARKS:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-10.html

COMPRESSION: FX-8350 WINS 2 OUT OF 3 BENCHES:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-11.html

MEDIA ENCODING - 2 OUT OF 3 BENCHMARKS WON BY FX-8350
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-12.html

YOUR OWN LINKS - QUIT CHERRY PICKING THE PAGES:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/11/06/amd-fx-8350-review/3
FX-8350 BEATS THE i5-3750K

YOUR GAMING PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS ARE TRASH - EVERYONE KNOWS Skyrim runs better on Intel - so those results are useless for a general statement when it comes to performance superiority.

Skyrim is your choice? Then Crysis 3 is mine:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1363058/pc-games-hardware-crysis-3-in-the-cpu-test-amd-fx-processors-dominate-our-benchmarks

http://media.bestofmicro.com/O/M/375430/original/Crysis3-CPU.png

SO: instead of having that sheep attitude of following what's "trendy" nowadays, recommending the i5 just for the sake of it, do your homework and quit being a fanboi.
It's all about FUTURE-PROOFING a computer, not about whose power consumption is lower.

hehe i'm actually not fanboy of any kind here, but i am a fan of whats best, little AMD-boy 😉 - and please check who says what, user: "Someone Somewhere" said that your post smelled like a amd fanboy, which it do, A LOT! 🙂

 

[montosaurous]

The i5 destroys the FX 8350 in per core performance and comes quite close in multithreaded performance. I would go with the i5, but it's your choice.

 

[xflowpipe]

The I5 will be a overall better CPU. I currently have a FX 8320. I got this because it was better budget friendly and i can overclock it to a FX 8350.
if money is not the problem, got with a I5. if under a budget, go with the FX.
As far as day to day applications, you wont notice much difference unless you run a bunch of high end applications.
Also with games, choose a video card wisely.

 

[mjsharma]

The I5 will be a overall better CPU. I currently have a FX 8320. I got this because it was better budget friendly and i can overclock it to a FX 8350.
if money is not the problem, got with a I5. if under a budget, go with the FX.
As far as day to day applications, you wont notice much difference unless you run a bunch of high end applications.
Also with games, choose a video card wisely.

I have already mentioned that i5 2500k and FX-8350 is costing me the same. since one wont notice much difference in day to day applications I will go with the one which is more future proof.(which one is?)

 

[ASHISH65]

fx 8350 would as steamroller will use same socket so you can updgrade in future

 

[iam2thecrowe]

for a gaming build its a no brainer to go with the i5 3570k (or even the lower end i5's), review sites across the board have concluded this, including Toms Hardware. You would have to be using primarily video editing/encoding apps or something to make any use of the 8350's extra speed in highly threaded apps to make it a worth while purchase for similar $$$.
http://media.bestofmicro.com/O/M/375430/original/Crysis3-CPU.png
even new games like crisis 3 the fx is no better at, look how low the fps drops even compared to the i5 3550. there really doesn't need to be any more threads on this topic, there are at least 100 of them.

 

[ASHISH65]

if you want for pure gaming,then get i5 3570k with eyes closed

 

[mjsharma]

if you want for pure gaming,then get i5 3570k with eyes closed

guys, I have already said this before. My confusion is between i5 2500k and 8350 as both are costing me the same. My main use: Cloud computing, Gaming, photoshop, office, browsing and android dev.

 

[ASHISH65]

then get fx 8350

 

[mjsharma]

then get fx 8350

Ok.
Thanks