Which processor is better for a mid-high ranged gaming pc

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^ What he said.
The 8320 may seem nice for the price, but you need to buy a cooler for it, also it has a higher TDP. Higher TDP = bigger energy bills. The i5 is also stronger. I have one and I love it, it's worth the price premium over AMD.
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^ What he said.
The 8320 may seem nice for the price, but you need to buy a cooler for it, also it has a higher TDP. Higher TDP = bigger energy bills. The i5 is also stronger. I have one and I love it, it's worth the price premium over AMD.
 
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I know it might not be in the budget, but if there's any way to get up to a K series, it's probably worth it. If you look at the price performance ratio of a one time build, then you're better off with the lower end CPU and spend a little more on the graphics card. Looking longer term though, the GPU market moves a lot faster. If you buy a better platform now, it might last two or three GPU upgrades.

In my case, I have a first gen i5-750 running at 3.8ghz. That's five years old! When I first bought this CPU, mobo and RAM, I had an X1800XL. I quickly moved to a 4870, then a 5870, then a 7970, now a 290X. I'm still trying to figure out if it's worth upgrading the CPU or not. As much as I'm itching to upgrade, I don't actually have to just yet.

That i5 4430 will certainly get the job done today. It might be pretty similar in performance to my first gen at 3.8, given the architectural improvements, but I think mine is nearing the end of its life cycle. At any rate, I'd get the i5 over the AMD.
 
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I think its okay for a rough overview to compare specs. But not always correct always double check with the manufacturer. But the out of 10 thing you should ignore.

 
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Ever bothered looking up 'Titan Z vs r9 295x2'?
Always good for a laugh, looking at the winner.

Disclaimer: I'm not an AMD fanboy, I never owned an AMD cpu and only two ATI gpu's. One of those failed quick and the hd 7970 has big problems with vce, despite Raptr possibly being the app closest to adware ever being coded. I've stayed with Nvidia on my own purchases since x800gtx times (6800gtx, 9800gtx+, 660ti, 680gtx) as I've been happy with what I got for my money. That being said, it is a frivolity to declare the titan z as winner over the 295x2, offering less performance and currently costing three times as much.
 
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I never said it was perfect and that one result has had massive publicity, and i do prefer Nvidia and Intel. But in most cases it can help for guidance but is not always right much like passmark. It just linked CPUboss as another thing to consider. It lets you compare the cpu specs side by side the cache size, the overclock speeds. Strength of cores.

 
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What gets lost is that clock speed and number of cores are rather irrelevant when looking at different platforms. Both sites have their uses, mainly to look up specs. But I'd never mention them when someone is confused about what to get.
 
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That is your standpoint but when you are confused sometimes seeing it spread out neatly in front of you can help.
 
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