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AMD claims record with latest overclock-happy FX Series chips, again

BinkyTheMagicPaperclip Silver badge

It isn't eight cores and it's still embarassingly slow

It's little better than hyperthreading and sometimes not even that. It has four actual cores with two integer execution units in them. Comparing with an Intel Core i5 at the same price the i5 tends to have 30% better single threaded performance. The FX series have 10-30% multithreaded performance advantage in a limited selection of benchmarks.

The AMD A series are worth buying if you want a fast enough processor with inbuilt graphics fast enough for modern games. Everything else? Don't bother. At the higher end (FX9590 vs i7 4790) the comparison is just embarassing. AMDs fastest chip is slower in almost every benchmark whilst consuming 2x the power, having slower memory speed and usually no USB3.

AMD need to knock 50 quid off their CPU prices at the low end and 70 at the high end to be even vaguely equal. Even then it's not a convincing win. Roll on the next generation, this one is a lemon.

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