AMD A10-5800K (Trinity) and FX-8350 (Vishera)

[tweakboy]

As my name says tweaktown are good reviewers. No BS
Enjoy article

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/50...d_fx_8350_vishera_joint_cpu_review/index.html

 

[Centauri]

Gotta love an even-handed article. Thanks for the link.

 

[SPBHM]

why do we need a topic for this review!?

also, that's a pretty superficial review... not a surprise coming from that site...

 

[infoiltrator]

Information is information.
Redundancy reinforces agreement and highlights differencies.
For most people here there are no surprises, not much to argue.
Just match performance to price/needs, when in doubt go Intel. Unless you do not want to.
APU is a niche product.

 

[Jovec]

Vishera is a great drop-in upgrade but the situation changes if you need a new mobo - at that point you have to consider Intel. It offers next to zero incentive for anyone with a 2600k or better to consider switching platforms. The price is very attractive and cheaper than many comparable Intel parts, but then again that $50-100 savings doesn't mean much when many have been enjoying the same or better performance with SB for 12 or 18 months.

Trinity isn't socket compatible with Llano, and as a Llano owner you'd be much better off upgrading to a discrete than upgrading to Trinity. Llano's 4c/4t is generally better than Trinity's 2m/4t setup in MT situations. It only brings a 16% average IGP increase over Llano - and plenty of users fall into the situation where the Trinity IGP is either too much (web/office/media usage) or too little (not quite enough for 1080p/medium). And the value proposition for both Llano and Trinity drops once a discrete is added.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

There is already 20+ reviews on both already done and posted here as well. I don't see the point in a whole new thread with the same old stuff -_-

 

[dragantoe]

amd cpu...