AMD FX-8150 eight-core processor vs Intel i7-2600 quad-core Processor?

The Core i5 3570K is the best gaming processor on the market, far better than the FX-8150. In general, a processor's core count doesn't impact gaming performance, as long as you're talking about current dual-core or higher models. Old single-core processors from 2005 and earlier fall into a completely different category and aren't part of the discussion.

For gaming purposes, Intel processors are better than AMD on a pure performance basis. And for the past 2 years, Intel wins on value (price/performance) as well. Even Intel's $128 Core i3 2120 outperforms all of AMD's processors in most game titles.

Only one game in existence use more than 4 cores (Civilization 5), and over 90% of games are coded to only utilize 2-3 cores. That includes the latest and most demanding games like BF3, Skyrim, Starcraft 2, MW3, Metro 2033, Crysis etc. So for gaming, 6-core and 8-core processors don't provide any advantage over 4-core processors. What matters is how fast/efficient a processor's cores are, not how many cores it has.

Moreover, AMD's new FX processors are optimized more for media editing/encoding tasks- the FX line has weaker gaming performance than the older Phenom II X4/X6 line. Bruvannorf is incorrect- the FX-8150 is a true 8-core processor, not a hyperthreaded quad-core with 4 physical and 4 virtual cores (that description fits Intel's Core i7, not Core i5). Anyway, on a clock-for-clock basis Intel CPUs are more powerful.

They can perform more work every cycle, so they're effectively much faster than AMD processors clocked at the same speed (Ghz). Here's the comparison in gaming: http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_p... Head-to-head vs the Core i5 2500K (gaming benchmarks towards the bottom) http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/2... The new Core i5 3570K is about 8-10% faster than the Core i5 2500K, making it the new king of gaming CPUs. While Core i5/i7 have almost identical gaming performance, Core i5 costs $100 less, leaving you with more cash to spend on your graphics card, which is the most important component in any gaming build.

The 2-3 fps you'd gain from a Core i7 are dwarfed by the fps you gain from a $100 more expensive graphics card. Speaking of your graphics card, the Radeon HD 7970 is a powerful card, but it's been surpassed by the GeForce GTX 680 (which is out of stock almost everywhere, because everyone wants one). About the only reason to pick a 7970 is availability.

But if you've got the option to get a GTX 680 instead, do it.

AMD does make 8 true 8core cpus now. But the price is prohibitive. I find that the performance of an AMD vs. INTEL is about the same.

I exclusively buy AMD, because you get the same quality cpu for a lot less money. AN intel i7 would run me in exess of $300 american depending on the speed. I ccan get an AMD phenom x8 for about half that.

Again depending on how fast the cpu is. I'm currently using an AMD Phenom 3.0Ghz. QuadCore.

I paid $120 for. It would've cost me $500 for an intel of the same power.

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