AMD FX8120 vs i5 for music production PC

yeah i dont know why i do the .....thing. lol. well i think this thread can be closed for the most part as im assuming the OP has made up his mind. but, seeing how windows dont know how to handle the threads on a bulldozer, or which module to put them on, dont youthink that other software will have the same problem? of course they will. that alone, is enough a reason not to go with bulldozer, at least in my eyes. perhaps windows 8 will end up handling the bulldozer a bit better. but honostly, after using amd for over a decade now, and gettign to use my girlfriends i5 pc with adobe, im going intel in my next build. i just sold my rig:eek: no more 1090t, or 470's in sli:(, but hope fully ill be happier with this next build, even though i have not a clue what im gettign, but i do have a $1200 budget. ill make a new thread about that in a day or 2.
 
kdfresh09 said:
seeing how windows dont know how to handle the threads on a bulldozer, or which module to put them on, dont youthink that other software will have the same problem? of course they will.
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The software has nothing to do with what threads are run on which module or core. Windows does.
 
So if you are running processors at stock speeds the Phenom II 980 is better or worst than the FX-8120 Processor on the whole? (Obviously, it also depends on which programs you are using.)
 
So if you are running processors at stock speeds the Phenom II 980 is better or worst than the FX-8120 Processor on the whole?
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"On the whole" I would say yes, easily. Even though it loses in many if not most scenarios, with 8 cores and the new instructions it does have way more potential. But since I'm a programmer (and Linux user to boot), I can respond to "but unutilised potential is useless" with "I can utilise it just fine, next" without being dishonest or irrational, so my answer might be a bit biased... take it for what it's worth.
 
2048Megabytes said:
So if you are running processors at stock speeds the Phenom II 980 is better or worst than the FX-8120 Processor on the whole? (Obviously, it also depends on which programs you are using.)
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I would probably never run a 980 or 8120 at stock. But probably the 980 would beat it 65/70% of the time. Unless the program was highly threaded then the 8120 would win. I know you said stock, but the 8120 will way out clock the 980 to make up the difference. It would be better to compare a 980 to a 6100. But the same as above applies there to, but the 6100 is in the same price line.
 
just came back on the forum to ask another question and noticed all this discussion. basically, I decided to go with the i5. I think for someone like me who's most advance computing achievements are installing a soundcard and operating system, it's probably a good idea to go with the status quo option.

seems to me like there are benefits to the AMD chips but understanding those benefits, let alone utilising them, is beyond my current level of understanding.

Thanks again for the responses to my post guys, I really appreciate it.
 
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