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AMD 9590 or Intel 5820 processor

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EnterTheWormhole

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It's coming down to these two processors for me and I just can't decide so hoping others can bring some clarity.

AMD 9590 has more physical cores, 43% cheaper in price, but may run hotter.

Intel 5820 seems to have a much better L1,2,3 cache memory and has hyperthreading giving 6 additional virtual cores, but quite a bit more in price. (I am not opposed to spending Intel money, but the economics of the AMD price is really hard to argue with)

I also assume AMD compatible mobos will also be cheaper than their Intel counterparts? So even more possible savings by going AMD and I doubt I would truly notice the performance difference between the 2 realistically. Both are going to be fast as hell for me.

I know AMD is easier to OC and that's great, but I don't really care to be honest. But hey if I can I may, but never did with my Intel q6600 quad core and was always happy with its performance.

So what would you pick and why?

General computer use, hoping to last me 5+ years and be one fast ass beast the entire time.
 
If you can afford a 5820 build, do it. It's by far the highest performing.
 
That 220 watt thing is way overblown. It's the same chip as a 8350 and will work in any board they'll work in while running 4.7 which is any of the upper end 990FX boards. While you do need some stout cooling for them you don't need anything crazy. My H100 is running on the lowest fan speed and keeps my 4.8 Ghz 8350 running in the upper 40's and lower 50's while gaming. Something like a Noctua D15 would work as well.
 
OP mentioned 5+ years for the build. For longevity sake would you not want something designed to handle the load? Friend tried to overclock a 775 q9650 quad core with no more than 1.4v and burned up some of the VRM chips killing the board. The cpu was fine in another board.
 
Agreed. It'll take a beefy motherboard but doesn't need some super high end special board. That Sabertooth or any 990FX board will run a 9590. Again, it's the same chip I'm running at 4.8 and I've had mine at 4.9 @ 1.6 volts running all 8 cores under OCCT and it ran fine (my cooling ran out of horsepower LOL). Especially with Cool N Quiet enabled. That runs idle cores at 1.4 Ghz at .85V and helps a lot.

So yeah, a Sabertooth or equal board will last plenty long with a 9590. But OP is gonna be much happier with a 5820 rig tho. ;)
 
I already showed you this in your other thread, but I figure maybe you'll pay attention this time:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1289?vs=1320

This link shows a direct comparison of the 9590 versus the 5820. On average the 5820 wins by a sizable margin.

How does a 6 core Intel processor beat 8 AMD cores? It's simple: the Intel cores do about 50% more work per clock cycle. This means you can't just compare two products from Intel and AMD based purely upon cores - you have to take a closer look at real-world performance instead.

DON'T get distracted comparing every little spec down to the details - just compare performance, and you'll do a whole lot better. Trust me when I say: focusing on things like cache size alone are not going to give you any real insight into how the core works.

Also, if you want cheaper gaming, get a Core i5 4670K instead. You won't notice the difference in games, and it's almost half the price of te 5820k :D
 
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