Question Is FX-8350 still good for gaming

[ITGateKeeper]

I was building a cheap PC for a friend using CPU AMD FX-8350 69$ and RX580 and I tested using
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Benchmark with high settings and FHD, and I found that this CPU still can handle AAA title with high setting
CPU load it was below 65%!

I uploaded the video on YouTube you can check it here


Best Regards,

 

[ITGateKeeper]

Sinking $140 more into a DDR3 rig performing (on a good day) at about ~50% of frame rates of even 3-4 year old Intel CPUs running 1 GHz less clock speed seems....questionable..at best....

Sell the DDR3, and save for Ryzen 3600 and a known compatible B450 mainboard (after the reviews hit in 3 days) and 16 GB of DDR4

Even less expensive option are the B350 boards and one of thete $79-$99 R5-1600s out there...; can probably get a CPU and mainboard for $140-$150...

Yes as I told this is before AMD Ryzen 2rd gen announcement and Price sinking, most of intel cpu not easy to find a new ones most of them used or price it was very high compared to AMD Fx-8350 deal in NewEggs

 

[hftvhftv]

Yep as I said, the only complain for me regarding FX-8350 is temperature Maximum limit 70 C, is to law compare the other, and it required good cooler especially if you want to overclock it, good for your, and with Ryzen price drop it will be good to upgrade soon

The 70C limit is not an apples to apples comparison with Intel, it's a difference in the way temperature is measured on the chip. An FX series CPU at a reported 65C with the same cooling system as an Intel CPU at 65C is going to be dumping much much warmer air from the radiator/heatsink.

 

[ITGateKeeper]

If you/he has a AM3+ board and can't afford to go with a new build, then the FX-8350 is the best you can (safely) do. I still have mine. Still games at 1080p Ultra 60 fps+ in most games with my RX-590. Single player, anyway. Haven't tried it in multiplayer games for years.

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you are right

 

[ITGateKeeper]

Sinking $140 more into a DDR3 rig performing (on a good day) at about ~50% of frame rates of even 3-4 year old Intel CPUs running 1 GHz less clock speed seems....questionable..at best....

Sell the DDR3, and save for Ryzen 3600 and a known compatible B450 mainboard (after the reviews hit in 3 days) and 16 GB of DDR4

Even less expensive option are the B350 boards and one of thete $79-$99 R5-1600s out there...; can probably get a CPU and mainboard for $140-$150...

you know that you can get used FX-8350 + motherboard 70$ on eBay, I know that after Ryzen drop if you have enouph cash it will be much better option to pick, Ryzen 5 2600 to day drop to 139$ on Amazon and I am sure it will sink more,

my post only that to show this old CPU still can handle AAA title, and if you can get cheap used combo, still worth it

 

[ITGateKeeper]

In general,
FX8xxx is very slow and very power hungry for today's standards.
There is no big issues in term of core count but extremely big issue on the single thread department for some new AAA games, especially if you have over 100fps as goal.

However...it is not as easy to explain...
Games are made differently, some more GPU dependent, some more cpu dependent, some gain benefit from more cores/threads, some from faster cores/threads, etc.
Some new AAA games are really processor intensive and can gain benefit of both faster and more cores/threads.
There is also more to the topic, e.g. if you are planning to game at 60fps or over 100fps. The higher the fps goes, the more strain it put to the processor, assuming that the GPU still play along.
"assuming that the GPU can still play along" --> this is where resolution and graphic effect settings play a big role too.

I am even still using my E3-1231V3 (I7 4770 without the iGPU) for gaming. This still does the trick, I am relying on GSync to smoothen up games a bit for lower FPS. I am holding back on big upgrade until I know what it takes to run Cyberpunk 2077 final release properly.

you are right

 

[delaro]

I was building a cheap PC for a friend using CPU AMD FX-8350 69$ and RX580 and I tested using
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Benchmark with high settings and FHD, and I found that this CPU still can handle AAA title with high setting
CPU load it was below 65%!

I uploaded the video on YouTube you can check it here


Best Regards,

FX-8350 in 2019

It's not that it can't game still, you will find people on this forum trashing it when they have never owned one. The issue here is you can find an 8350 for the same price as a used Ryzen 3 1200 and slew of Pentiums and i3's that offer slightly better gaming experiences over it.

 

[clutchc]

Am I missing something in this discussion? Since the OP already has the FX-8350 and all the rest of the system components, and he built the system for himself or a friend, and he seems satisfied, why are we arguing about him not having a better newer system?
I know I can be slow sometimes...

 

[USAFRet]

Am I missing something in this discussion? Since the OP already has the FX-8350 and all the rest of the system components, and he built the system for himself or a friend, and he seems satisfied, why are we arguing about him not having a better newer system?
I know I can be slow sometimes...

Mostly just in reply to the original question -
"Is it still good?"

Most people would say "No, not in light of current systems, at similar prices."

 

[ITGateKeeper]

Am I missing something in this discussion? Since the OP already has the FX-8350 and all the rest of the system components, and he built the system for himself or a friend, and he seems satisfied, why are we arguing about him not having a better newer system?
I know I can be slow sometimes...

LOL, you are doing well, we are sharing our knowledge may be anyone want to buy or not FX8350, and it is worth it or not