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gcorgnet

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  #1105836 10-Aug-2014 11:39
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Question guys,

I came across this (http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-8350+Eight-Core&id=1780) that suggested the AMD FX-8350 (4Ghz) is great value for money and would be faster than an i5.

What do you guys think? Is it worth considering?

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  #1105841 10-Aug-2014 12:08
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It has lower single core performance, that score will be with all 8 cores going. Single thread performance is still important for most applications. I'd go with the i5 personally.

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  #1110342 18-Aug-2014 11:16
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Thanks everyone who contributed.

Ended up buying the i5 4690 and the Gigabyte z97m-d3h Mobo with 16GB of 1600Mhz DDR3.

Not regretting it as for photo editing it is night and day!

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