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best chip performance wise ...i5 i7 amd 8350

  • 14-12-2012 05:31PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭


    which would be the best of these chips to get

    i5-3570k(ivy bridge)
    i7-3770k(ivy bridge)
    AMD-8350 (piledriver)


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭uncle_sam_ie


    What are you going to be doing with your PC?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭thebourke


    virtualisation...running windows 2008 servers/linux/windows 7.....
    for microsoft/linux exams...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭deceit


    thebourke wrote: »
    visualization...running windows 2008 servers/linux/windows 7.....
    for microsoft/linux exams...
    I have a 3570k and an FX8150 and for general use the i5 is better but as an esx server and for visualization the FX8150 is miles better.
    I would pick the FX8350 for visualization performance definitely but if you want to run just one os on it in the future maybe a 3570k then.


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