AMD, Intel... What's better?

[smirkogm]

I have now:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 +4200 - 2x2.2GHZ
GPU: Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT

And I would like buy this for Dolphin:

CPU: Intel Core I5 4670K Processor 4x3.4GHZ
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-E 3.0

But I am confused about AMD & Intel.
But I would like buy this (AMD):

CPU: AMD FX 9590 Octa-Core Prozessor 8x4,7GHZ

[kinkinkijkin]

The AMD processor is garbage, not really good for much at the user level. I'd recommend the Intel processor.

[admin89]

AMD 8xxx or 9xxx CPUs are really fast for multi-threaded application . However , Dolphin is a dual core application and AMD performance per core is pretty poor
Base on Dolphin Benchmark , i3 4130 @ 3.4GHz outperforms FX 8350 @ 5.0GHz
AMD 9590 is basically a factory OCed FX-8350 . There is no way in hell it can compete with latest i3 , let alone i5
If you choose i5 4670k , make sure you buy Z87 mobo ( I prefers MSI Z87 G45)

[smirkogm]

Is this for Intel Core I5 4670K Processor good?

MSI 7821-001R Z87-G45 Gaming Intel Z87 Mainboard Sockel LGA 1150 (4x DDR3, Intel HD Graphics, 3x PCI-e, 6x SATA, ATX)

[smirkogm]

Have found an another version of this intel core cpu.

Intel BX80646I54690K Core i5-4690K Processor (Sockel 1150, 4x 3,5GHz)
This have 0,4GHZ more than my last found cpu by Intel.
I don't know is that better?
...
And is my nVidia GeForce 8500gt good enough for gc/wii games?

[KHg8m3r]

The i5-4690K has better over clocking ability than the i5-4670K.

[admin89]

G3258 , i5 4690k , i7 4790k are the latest Haswell CPUs from Intel . Those new CPUs overclock better than previous Haswell CPUs : i5 4670k and i7 4770k

Quote:And is my nVidia GeForce 8500gt good enough for gc/wii games?

Nope , it's too old and weak
I think you should get a cheaper CPU and use extra money on new GPU . Sth like EVGA GTX 750 will do
If you live near Microcenter store , you can get both Pentium 20th Anniversary G3258 and MSI Z97 mobo bundle for only $100 ($90 after rebate) . If you don't then just get the Pentium with Asrock Z97 Anniversary mobo

G3258 is monster at overclocking , it even surpass i5 4670k and stand as one of the three fastest CPUs for Dolphin ( G3258 , i5 4690k , i7 4790k)
https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-2014-08-29-asrock-visionx-420d-%E3%80%80dolphin-cpu-benchmark-anandtech-hw-canucks

[Suprvgeta]

(09-11-2014, 01:42 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: The i5-4690K has better over clocking ability than the i5-4670K.

(09-11-2014, 01:45 AM)admin89 Wrote: G3258 , i5 4690k , i7 4790k are the latest Haswell CPUs from Intel . Those new CPUs overclock better than previous Haswell CPUs : i5 4670k and i7 4770k

Quote:And is my nVidia GeForce 8500gt good enough for gc/wii games?

Nope , it's too old and weak
I think you should get a cheaper CPU and use extra money on new GPU . Sth like EVGA GTX 750 will do
If you live near Microcenter store , you can get both Pentium 20th Anniversary G3258 and MSI Z97 mobo bundle for only $100 ($90 after rebate) . If you don't then just get the Pentium with Asrock Z97 Anniversary mobo

G3258 is monster at overclocking , it even surpass i5 4670k and stand as one of the three fastest CPUs for Dolphin ( G3258 , i5 4690k , i7 4790k)
https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-2014-08-29-asrock-visionx-420d-%E3%80%80dolphin-cpu-benchmark-anandtech-hw-canucks

I had an i5-4670k and could hit 4.2ghz on OC, I very recently upgraded to an i5-4690k (found a good slickdeal, sold the existing CPU - it was basically a free upgrade). On the i5-4690k I can only OC to 4.4ghz, I can't get 4.5ghz stable on any settings. So it's not that much better on overclocking imo. Of course the silicon lottery plays a role, just seems like from what I've read people are hitting 4.6ghz pretty easily. Maybe I just the lottery again. Regardless, the i5-4690k is a great chip, and even @ 4.4ghz it crushes all Dolphin games that I've thrown at it.

[smirkogm]

I get a new CPU but I don't know, right.
AMD Athlon 64 4x3.4GHZ is it fast enough?
+ 8GB RAM?

[NKF98]

lol did you read what they have been saying? AMD single core performance is garbage and ergo garbage for Dolphin. Go Intel m8