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i7-860 or FX-6300?

9K views 88 replies 24 participants last post by  Stay Puft 
#1 ·
I'm going to be putting together a budget ATX gaming RIG soon. I have the option to go with either CPU, both come with a motherboard that'll handle whatever each chip is capable of.

Coupled with something along the lines of a used R9 270 all the way up to a 280X

The CPU cooler will be a prolimatech megahalems.

Both systems will cost about the same overall. My question is, which CPU both overclocked to their max, will perform best in overall gaming? Anything from BF4, CS:GO, COD, ect...

Thanks for you help!
 
#2 ·
I prefer the FX 6300 due to it clocking 4.5ghz + and having 6 cores which more games are utilizing.

I had a FX 6300 with a 5870 and then a 7950 and it was great.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-860-vs-AMD-FX-6300

Also leaves the option for a 8xxx or 9xxx 8 core in the future
 
#3 ·
Can a 6300 @ 4.5 compete with the 860 @ 4.0?
 
#4 ·
i7-860 hands down, amd's single core performance is no where near as high as intel's. The 6300, has more "pseudo-cores" than anything because of their modules sharing resources. You really need to examine the various architectures to really understand the better value.
 
#5 ·
So we're 1 vs 1 on which way to go. Anyone else? I have till next weekend to sort this out, but it's nice to get prepared in the mean time. I think I can get the i7 build cheaper too.
 
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#8 ·
I figured these to be pretty close in performance. I must consider the difference between the two if the 6300 was at 4.5-4.6 and the 860 was at 4.0. Assuming I can get either one there with the CPU cooler being used. Shouldn't be an issue I suspect.
 
#9 ·
My fx 6300 was not a stellar perform\er and I got it to 4.4 ghz 24/7 with a old Zalman 9500

So $20 cooler will net around 4.5 ghz
 
#11 ·
You need to consider how long the i7 860 was used and what speeds and more importantly what temps. If it was pulled from a dell it could've ran most it life at max temps or over, which would lessen its lifespan
 
#12 ·
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Originally Posted by CravinR1 View Post

You need to consider how long the i7 860 was used and what speeds and more importantly what temps. If it was pulled from a dell it could've ran most it life at max temps or over, which would lessen its lifespan
It's my friends. He built it. Very high end Asus motherboard. Running a cooler master 212 and was 100% stock its whole life. It's been sitting shut down for months. It's a virgin as far as I'm concerned.

The fx 6300 would be brand new with a GA 970a ud3p board.

I could get the Intel build with an antec 300, antec PSU, CPU, cpu cooler and board for $150 tops.
 
#13 ·
My fx 6300 is at my mom's so my son can play when he visits. If your friend wants to run some cinebench or something with the i7 860 I can run it on the fx 6300 this weekend.

So 4ghz i7 860 vs 4.5 fx 6300 ?
 
#14 ·
It's his old pc and it's no longer in use. He'll either sell it to me or it'll end up in the trash in 10 years. He's just like that lol.
 
#15 ·
one must not forget here that the i7 is clocked at 2.8ghz while the amd is at 3.5ghz, this is not quite an even comparison if you clock the i7 at the same speeds the benchmarks changes to favor the i7. We all know it can go way above that too.
 
#16 ·
If they are that close and he will give you a good deal just get the i7
 
#17 ·
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Originally Posted by Fifth Horseman View Post

one must not forget here that the i7 is clocked at 2.8ghz while the amd is at 3.5ghz, this is not quite an even comparison if you clock the i7 at the same speeds the benchmarks changes to favor the i7. We all know it can go way above that too.
That's what I mean. Would the i7 at 4.0 GHz offer better results than a 6300 at 4.5? Considering I should theoretically be able to achieve both of those quite easily.
 
#18 ·
Performance-wise they are pretty dang close,edge going to AMD for modern instructions and a warranty.

The kicker is the old Intel platform. SATA II-USB2, etc.- no-brainer FX 6350 overclocked to around 4.7GHz.
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#19 ·
fx6300 is already close to its max clock, scaling wise the overclocking will give you performance increase but look at the big jump the intel is going to make compared to the fx- 6300

the intel i7 860 should run from 4.1-4.4 in that range depending on chip @ the 1.4v range. clock per clock the intel will do more work on = frequencies

most benchmarks have the 860 winning by a little bit at its frequency disadvantage what happens when you add another 1.3ghz + to it.

Edit: looking back through all these old processor benchmarks, really gets to me, that old stuff doesn't come anywhere close to what we have now. Most of the stuff now is literally 3x the performance before massive overclocking headroom. It was not to long ago that i had my first i7 in my laptop, and i thought it would king forever and now its nothing.
 
#21 ·
Alright, now we're getting somewhere. Keep it coming guys! I appreciate the input
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#22 ·
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Originally Posted by Fifth Horseman View Post

fx6300 is already close to its max clock, scaling wise the overclocking will give you performance increase but look at the big jump the intel is going to make compared to the fx- 6300

the intel i7 860 should run from 4.1-4.4 in that range depending on chip @ the 1.4v range. clock per clock the intel will do more work on = frequencies

most benchmarks have the 860 winning by a little bit at its frequency disadvantage what happens when you add another 1.3ghz + to it.

Edit: looking back through all these old processor benchmarks, really gets to me, that old stuff doesn't come anywhere close to what we have now. Most of the stuff now is literally 3x the performance before massive overclocking headroom. It was not to long ago that i had my first i7 in my laptop, and i thought it would king forever and now its nothing.
avg overclock on air for i7 860 is 4.1GHz-avg overclock on air for 6300 is 4.7GHz.
 
#24 ·
If you just want to compare the two, i7-860.

If you're building a new rig, neither.
 
#25 ·
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Originally Posted by Stay Puft View Post

860 Overclocked to 4Ghz+ should easily beat an 8350. 6300 is a DOG
I disagree whole heartedly. A FX 6300 + R280x is faster in most games than a i5 + 7950 and cost the same to implement.
 
#26 ·
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Originally Posted by CravinR1 View Post

I disagree whole heartedly. A FX 6300 + R280x is faster in most games than a i5 + 7950 and cost the same to implement.
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that doesn't mean the i5 is worse than the FX-6300, that means the R280x is better than a 7950.

The FX-6300 is a dog, and so is the FX-8320. Nothing wrong with liking AMD, but don't glorify a sinking ship.
 
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