Core i5 vs Athlon X4 640

**v.Na5h** · 04-12-09, 05:59 PM

im planning to get a mid- range gaming pc

i decided to get a core i5 proccy as i think its more VFM.

and i dont wish to upgrade my pc for at least 5-6 yrs

then i came across amd's cheaper quad-core counter part.........

it lacks l3 cache...but there is not much difference of fps in the benchmarks

provided by various tech sites

and its almost half the price or the i5

should i go for the i5 or the athlon..........

and my requirement is only gaming no video editing kinds of stuff

how much change in fps would i get for these two systems with a good gfx dx11 card like HD5770 or 58xx series

coz i could save the extra 6k in getting a good gfx card

**sato1986** · 04-12-09, 06:06 PM

Gaming doesnt need a quad-core anyways. And i5 for sole purpose of gaming is useless.

http://www.techenclave.com/buying-gu...ng-150898.html

Following config seems right for you:

Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 550 - 5.2k or Athlon II X4 620 - 5.3k

Motherboard: Biostar TA790GX A3+ - 6.5k

RAM: G-Skill 2GB DDRIII 1333MHz - 2.6k

GPU: Sapphire 4850 512MB DDRIII- 6.5k

HDD: Seagate 500GB SATAII 7200.12 series- 2.4k

Cabinet: CM Elite 334 - 2.2k

SMPS: Gigabyte Superb 460W - 2.2k

Optical Drive: L.G. GH22NS30 SATA/Samsung SH-S22F SATA - 1.1k

Speakers: Altec Lansing VS4121 - 2.8k

Monitor: BenQ 22" T2200HD 8.6k~ / Samsung S2233SW - 9.4k~

Keyboard: Logitech Multimedia - .5k

Mouse: Logitech MX518 - 1.4k

**v.Na5h** · 04-12-09, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by sato1986

Gaming doesnt need a quad-core anyways. And i5 for sole purpose of gaming is useless.

its right that gaming doesnt need a quad-core

but i think the scenario might be different after maybe 2-3 yrs

games may start using 4 cores

**ocizer** · 04-12-09, 06:12 PM

AnandTech Bench (beta): Intel Core i5 750 vs AMD Athlon II X4 620

here you go

athlon x4 II is really a good performer in its budget

**v.Na5h** · 04-12-09, 06:16 PM

i have selected the rest of the config..

a simple kingston/transcend ddr3 1333mhz

benq 2420 - 11.5k

seagate 7200.12 1tb -4k

sapphire HD5770 - (waiting for price drop to about 6-7k

...

and other stuffs

i just need a a future-proof pc :S to stay abt 5-6 yrs

Originally Posted by ocizer

AnandTech Bench (beta): Intel Core i5 750 vs AMD Athlon II X4 620

here you go

athlon x4 II is really a good performer in its budget

hey thanks,

man i didnt know anandtech had such a feature....

it seems that core i5 kicks the hell out of athlon

but some-where i saw that there is not much performance diff in gaming...

anyways core i5 FTW........

hey wats the diff betw using

a GSKill ddr3 1333mhz and a similar transcend/kingston one

the price difference is almost 1k for a 4gb kit

is it just about OCing

how much fps difference between the two???

**comp@ddict** · 04-12-09, 08:09 PM

at FULL HD with a GPU like HD5850, there's no difference betwn the quad cores...

**dOm1naTOr** · 04-12-09, 08:43 PM

Ya,

at full HD and maxed out quality settings, there would hardly be any difference b/w those two proccys, coz GPU shud be bottlenecking in such scenario, not CPU.

Also with the Am3 socket, you can easily swap the proccy with probably an X6 after 3~4 years. Investing extra 10k for an i5 and full atx P55 mobo isnt worth currently. Invest the same on GPU and get an HD 5850.

**sg3707** · 04-12-09, 08:52 PM

Both are good at their Price points. This is a question of how much you can afford.

Best bet is with AMD. as you get 80% of performance with 50% of Price of i5.

Though you are not planning to upgrade. AMD is a wise choice even if u want to upgrade.

**H_D** · 04-12-09, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by v.Na5h

sapphire HD5770 - (waiting for price drop to about 6-7k

Are you serious ?

**ocizer** · 05-12-09, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by v.Na5h

i have selected the rest of the config..

a simple kingston/transcend ddr3 1333mhz

benq 2420 - 11.5k

seagate 7200.12 1tb -4k

sapphire HD5770 - (waiting for price drop to about 6-7k

...

and other stuffs

i just need a a future-proof pc :S to stay abt 5-6 yrs

hey thanks,

man i didnt know anandtech had such a feature....

it seems that core i5 kicks the hell out of athlon

but some-where i saw that there is not much performance diff in gaming...

anyways core i5 FTW........

hey wats the diff betw using

a GSKill ddr3 1333mhz and a similar transcend/kingston one

the price difference is almost 1k for a 4gb kit

is it just about OCing

how much fps difference between the two???

u need to wait for a decade to get a hd 5770 for 6k

gettin an i5 doesnt help u

get the AIIx4 620 for a balanced rig

really good vfm

the differnce between a normal ram and perfomance ram

mostly depends on overclocking

if you are not into it then get a normal ram :S