Fx-6300 Vs 3470

[Ekkoeu]

There's a $100 difference between the 3470 and Fs600 two where I am, and they both seem to pump out around the same amount of speed according to pc mark:

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

Which one would you guys choose?

[chazus]

Firstly, Passmark is usually a very poor benchmark for determining if a CPU would be good or bad for you. Especially for games.

Secondly, ....what's an "FS600"? Or am I being stupid and missing something obvious here.

[Biernot]

He probably means the FX-6300.
But yeah, the linked benchmark says very little about gaming performance, especially for WoW. (Where the i5 would be a good deal faster)

[chazus]

He probably means the FX-6300.

If that's the case, what you pay for is what you get, especially in WoW. Even the i3's outperform the FXs (until you overclock them)

[Ekkoeu]

lol, I'm being stupid, not slept much. I noticed Chaud recommended Fx6300 on the cheaper setups, that's why I asked. What do you guys usually check for WoW ; Tom'shardware tests?

I didn't know it wasn't good for testing gaming performance, thanks for informing me.

[BicycleMafioso]

i5 3470 is better in WoW because it has better IPC, ie, instructions per clock cycle. Meaning it would be faster, per thread, at the same clock speeds.

Assuming you are not comfortable overclocking. If you are, the tables shift into the FX-6300 favour.

EDIT: Oh, also. I editted the title.

[chazus]

I still have a hard time recommending an FX-6300. On a budget, it's good, however an i3-3220 would let you upgrade later to a 3570K (with proper board). The only time I could really suggest an FX-6300 is if you truly believe that you won't upgrade in the next couple years, and can't scrouge up the extra $150 now or soon for a 3570K

Basically..
FX-6300 < i3-3220 < i5-3470 < FX-6300 OC < i5-3570K < i5-3570K OC

Between weakest and strongest, we're only looking at a total build difference of about $150.

[slasher0161]

Trust us here when we say ipc counts, I have been testing an A8-6600k and thus far it has performed fairly reasonable within most games with a 7870xt as the gpu, however in wow it is tanking hard @1080p simply due to poor ipc of the architecture. I can't forsee getting 25m content "playable" (min 30fps) without dipping the settings something shocking. Trust me when I say that intel in mmo's destroys amd.

[yurano]

FX-6300 < i3-3220 < i5-3470 < FX-6300 OC < i5-3570K < i5-3570K OC

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/62?i=701.702.289.699

Unless the FX-6300 can be overclocked to push a 52% performance increase, a FX-6300 OC is not better than an i5-3470 for WoW.

There's a good chance the FX-6300 OC can't even beat the i3-3220 in WoW.

[chazus]

I think Anandtech does a great reviews and benchmarks, however those particular benchmarks with WoW are not only outdated, but not close to what I've seen on just about every other websites benchmarks. The gap is not -that- large from what I've seen, and the only case of a large gap normally is when you overclock.

[yurano]

I think Anandtech does a great reviews and benchmarks, however those particular benchmarks with WoW are not only outdated, but not close to what I've seen on just about every other websites benchmarks. The gap is not -that- large from what I've seen, and the only case of a large gap normally is when you overclock.

Source to back that up?