Cespenar Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 I currently have the PII X4 965BE cpu in my Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 motherboard. I read something on Tom's Hardware and got a bee in my bonnet. Is the FX-8350(FD8350FRW8KHK,4.0GHz,8C,125W,rev.C0,AM3+) the fastest AMD CPU? And if it is, how does it compare in real life to the 965? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
l1il Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 It depends on what you do. If you need any CPU horsepower for productivity applications, the 8350 is a lot better in multithreaded apps, in single threaded apps the upgrade would be less than 10%. CPUWorld comparison In gaming, it seems to perform a step better than the Phenom II 980. Techspot Crysis Bench They are getting higher mean framerate, but I've seen at Tom's Hardware that AMD has spikes of high frame times, even on 8350. So I cannot predict how your gaming experience would improve. This even depends on each and every game. Your GTX 670 will take advantage of a better CPU, even more if you game at a resolution lower than 1080p. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cespenar Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 It depends on what you do. If you need any CPU horsepower for productivity applications, the 8350 is a lot better in multithreaded apps, in single threaded apps the upgrade would be less than 10%. They are getting higher mean framerate, but I've seen at Tom's Hardware that AMD has spikes of high frame times, even on 8350.So I cannot predict how your gaming experience would improve. This even depends on each and every game. Your GTX 670 will take advantage of a better CPU, even more if you game at a resolution lower than 1080p. No, I game in 1080P. And I notice the FX cpu is only one step up from mine. Not worth the money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 Compared to 965BE, FX8350 is a better processor and it would be considered as a descent upgrade. I would suggest you to keep on using your 965BE for some more months as long as it doesn't become a bottleneck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 Compared to 965BE, FX8350 is a better processor and it would be considered as a descent upgrade. I would suggest you to keep on using your 965BE for some more months as long as it doesn't become a bottleneck. For gaming it'd be a downgrade much of the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 ^^ Ok. Didn't know that before I saw your post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 IMO I think its a decent upgrade. I have had both the 970 and 980 and the 8350 just moves a hell of a lot faster. Gaming wise not really any differences but installing and multi-tasking it was worth the upgrade. My two cents Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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