Which CPU is better?

[benccritchley]

Hey guys, just thinking about which CPU would is the better option for a pure gaming rig.

The i5-3570k overclocked to at least 4.5GHz

or

The AMD FX-8350.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

 

[dannyboy2233]

The 3570k will be a bit better now, the but the 8350 will be better when games are threaded for eight cores, as the 3570k is non-hyperthreaded and only has four cores.

 

[benccritchley]

The 3570k will be a bit better now, the but the 8350 will be better when games are threaded for eight cores, as the 3570k is non-hyperthreaded and only has four cores.

are ANY games made to make the most of 8 cores? Seems a bit like overkill to me!

 

[dannyboy2233]

The 3570k will be a bit better now, the but the 8350 will be better when games are threaded for eight cores, as the 3570k is non-hyperthreaded and only has four cores.

are ANY games made to make the most of 8 cores? Seems a bit like overkill to me!

Not overkill; the next-gen consoles are all eight-core, so the games will soon be much more likely to be threaded for eight cores, which the 8350 will do much better than the 3570k.

 

[benccritchley]

ok thanks for the info

 

[sarwar_r87]

The 3570k will be a bit better now, the but the 8350 will be better when games are threaded for eight cores, as the 3570k is non-hyperthreaded and only has four cores.

are ANY games made to make the most of 8 cores? Seems a bit like overkill to me!

crycsis 3 uses 9 threads. (maybe BF3 too not sure).

and you are also forgetting 8350 will also OK

if you stream your gamings, 8350 will definitely help due to its extra cores

 

[Gam3r01]

As stated by danny, the 3570k would be better, at the moment though. For long term you are going to eventually need 8 cores for next gen games. If you are planning on keeping this setup for a long time then the 8350 would be a better bet, at the moment the 3570k is better. So its up to if you need long term or now. Plus overclock-ability is nice for the 8350.

 

[dannyboy2233]

As stated by danny, the 3570k would be better, at the moment though. For long term you are going to eventually need 8 cores for next gen games. If you are planning on keeping this setup for a long time then the 8350 would be a better bet, at the moment the 3570k is better. So its up to if you need long term or now. Plus overclock-ability is nice for the 8350.

But the 3570k can be OCed as well, so I wouldn't use that argument.

 

[Gam3r01]

I know it can be overclocked, I would just say is slightly nicer/easier on the 8350 from what I have seen.

 

[dannyboy2233]

I know it can be overclocked, I would just say is slightly nicer/easier on the 8350 from what I have seen.

I have no experience with AMD OCing, but I will say the IB OCing is not the most difficult thing on the planet.

 

[sarwar_r87]

i think his point was its more difficult that OCing amd cpu.... more being the operative word! 😉

 

[dannyboy2233]

i think his point was its more difficult that OCing amd cpu.... more being the operative word! 😉

If anything, he was saying the opposite.