AMD FX-8350 and FX-6300 Review: Desktop Flagship Series Refresh

I can only assume it was not a deliberate hatchet job and the lack of knowledge is the reason for their test configuration. very poor article
i5 3570k user btw and hot a fanboy of either supplier

$200+ chips:
Only unit I see worth testing is the 3570k from Intel for experimenting. But I would still not upgrade my 1100t for it, nor would I swap out my 2500k for it.

The fx-8350 isn't bad but for $10 more you could upgrade to the i5-3570k, which I feel outclasses the fx-8350. Wait for the price to drop, or no go. If you did get it, it's not bad, since it could do possibly anything you want and more, but me, being a mutual user of both, I would rather get the 3570k. If the pile driver dips to $179, I'll buy. Anything more and its back to the fx-6300 @$139 or APUs.

The i7-3770k is simply over price for its performance boost. Rather save my money and get a better GPU or SSD.

$100-$200 chips:
This range actually has a lot more options.

i3-3220 is a duo core and locked processor that originally competed with fx-4170.
fx-4170 was favorable till fx-4300 came out. But now fx-6300 is only $10 more than fx-4300..
If you don't know how strong the fx-6300 is, look at the chart and remember its a $139 cpu.
Also google "4170 vs 3220" and you'll see that the two are rivals.

i5-3450 just simply costs too much for its performance difference; $199 is simply too much for its performance, compared to its competitors. $30 more and you get the i5-3570k unlock-able with already super performance.
$60 behind is the fx-6300, but sadly the gap is too large for teh performance difference.
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I would honestly pick the fx-6300. It just simply out-values anything around its market.

Bad Year for upgrade. Good year for new builders. Strong and more affordable; just not enough improvements for people already using workable units.

Well said ! Although, everyday software seems more Intel friendly. I am still using my Athlon 64 with an EVGA 6800 I bought from ABSPC. It has never broken. If a mid grade CPU is faster than your high end GPU, whats the point in being state of the art ?

BF3 FTW




It's above 80 fps on ultra; non OC!!

Online Gaming with WOW is decent as well: 1680x1050 @ 86.7 fps
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-15.html


Tips:
CPU/GPU games like Skyrim and most Blizzard games are always going to tilt in Intels favor.
According to techspot, "Skyrim isn't optimized to take advantage of extra threads" and "The problem lies in that StarCraft II will only utilize two cores".
http://www.techspot.com/review/467-skyrim-performance/page8.html
http://www.techspot.com/review/305-starcraft2-performance/page14.html
Skyrim @ 68 fps
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-14.html
SC2 @ 51 fps
http://www.ultimatehardware.net/amd/amd_fx_8350_vs_amd_fx_8150_page4.htm

Making me feel that BF3 and Crysis 2 are "better written" games...
Nonetheless SC2 and Skyrim are still fun.

Some people insist that PD cannot game...
I don't see the problem.

I recently built a new pc on a strict budget basically for a whole computer minus a 250gb 7200rpm drive and opted for the 6300 since it was a steal as well as a 550 ti fpb for 89 bucks and 8gb of 1866. honestly for what I use it for its great, I can easily play bf3 on high and some ultra and wm3 maxed out. the 6300 runs really cool even with the stock cooler but stress testing it does to about 56c. with my water cooler I bought for $25( san ace mc liquid cooler for a lga775 with a mod amd bracket) maxed it doesnt go above 35c idle is @ 14c OC. I still dont know if id go intel if I had the money, I can play all my games and multi task with the rest of them while spending way less than a i7 etc

To all you AMD haters better wish AMD dies faster... like tomorrow if possible...then I would enjoy YOU ALL BUY an i3 for 500 bucks...good luck...oh not to mention small performance improvements from intel from one generation to another due to lack of competition....YES I REALLY want AMD to die now so that you all haters will have to pay more...DIE AMD

Humans are like that they are a greedy bunch...when something is around they don't appreciate it and when it's gone...they start regretting...

The following review completely debunks this review: http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...57615-amd-vishera-fx-6300-fx-4300-review.html
This review smells of Intel financial backing.

Being a former hard core AMD user it is sad to see such crappy performance from them. my 3200+ lasted a long time and was a beast OCed, my phenom II 720 unlocked to a quad core, OCed well, and lasted through 3 generations of video cards. in fact it's still being used as a gaming machine. when it came time to build my new rig the amd 8350 had crossed my mind but the extra wattage for less than egual to an i5 3570k just wasn't worth it. plus intel supports pci-e 3.0, usb 3, plus extra features intel includes ... it was a no brainer. I really hope amd can get some good engineers to work on later cpus and make the best bang for the buck cpus again. gpus, now that's another story and I still use radeon.

Without AMD "fanboism" your beloved Intel CPUs would cost twice the price, with an even more frequent chipset change with each CPU release. No competition for Intel = Intel sets whatever prices they want (like they already do with Instruction sets, owning the majority of the market they get to set to tone).