Should I go for AMD or Intel processor for MS office machine?

[diper07]

I want a desktop just for MS office. I have quite big files which dont run well on i5 2500 machine. So now I am thinking to build a new computer.
I have short listed these processors i5 4440, amd fx 8230, amd fx 6300.
Beside processor should i also get ssd?

 

[QSV]

I doubt your 2500 is the problem. New processors are only like 30% faster than it.
Get an SSD and be amazed how much faster your PC got.

 

[KKAW]

I want a desktop just for MS office. I have quite big files which dont run well on i5 2500 machine. So now I am thinking to build a new computer.
I have short listed these processors i5 4440, amd fx 8230, amd fx 6300.
Beside processor should i also get ssd?

1. Get an SSD. Recommendation: Samsung 840 or 850 Pro
2. Make sure your RAM is 8 GB.

 

[bignastyid]

What are the rest of the systems specs? I doubt it's the fault of the 2500. y guess would be a lack of ram, slow hdd, or a software problem.

 

[jaguarskx]

I doubt your 2500 is the problem. New processors are only like 30% faster than it.
Get an SSD and be amazed how much faster your PC got.

Much less than that. Assuming the same clock speed 5th gen Intel CPUs are about 17% more powerful than 2nd gen Intel CPUs (and of course more much more powerful than AMD FX CPUs).

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A SSD can improve the responsiveness of a PC because of faster read / write speeds compared to a hard drive. So if the problem is opening large files and launching programs takes longer than you want, then a SSD can help.

You should consider backing up any important data on the C: Drive and do a clean install of Windows which can help improve performance since the Windows Registry can grow quite large over time which can slow down the PC.