Personal computing discussed
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ozzuneoj wrote:It looks to me like the i5 8400 is a good buy unless you absolutely need more than 6 threads.
Krogoth wrote:8700K doesn't look to be so hot for the price point. It barely beats the 7800X at stock.
Krogoth wrote:8350k is a sleeper in its price range. AMD has nothing that can compete against it 4 threads or lower. It should OC like a champ.
The extra two cores from its 7350k predecessor makes all of the difference.
MOSFET wrote:ozzuneoj wrote:It looks to me like the i5 8400 is a good buy unless you absolutely need more than 6 threads.
Just wait for the i5-8500, 8600, and 8600K numbers!
Airmantharp wrote:Krogoth wrote:8350k is a sleeper in its price range. AMD has nothing that can compete against it 4 threads or lower. It should OC like a champ.
The extra two cores from its 7350k predecessor makes all of the difference.
Now this one we can agree on .
However, I would caution against using it as a gaming CPU vs. the 8600k unless absolutely price-limited: having four non-HT cores is still a limitation for real-world and/or multiplayer gaming the same as it has been since about the release of the 4000-series, as HT helps keep maximum frametimes down by providing non-FPU resources to all of the other stuff that's running on a real desktop.