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xWolfsFangx on 03/27/2012, 09:07 PM - view
This is a true statement.
However, no games, including Tera, benefit from 8 cores.
Also, CPU speed and architecture matter a lot in games. For example, a 3.5ghz Core2Quad will not perform as good as an i7 clocked at 3.5ghz, so don't be fooled by "CPU clock speeds". They are important, yes, but that doesn't account for all of the performance.
Basically, AMD FX Bulldozer 8 core CPUs will handle multitasking fairly well, especially when windows 8 comes out.
But a 4 core 1155 i5 CPU @4.0 or 4.5Ghz will give awesome performance in Tera, where the 8 core AMD CPU will get bad performance.
Basically Tera only uses 1 or 2 cores. The 3rd and 4th cores can handle background applications and such, but not really even needed.
Unfortunately too many people saw "8 cores" and bought it thinking it was gunna be great for gaming, and it turned out to be garbage. maybe 5 or 10 years from now when games actually use 6-8 cores it'll be cool, but right now, it's a complete waste and a terrible gaming CPU.
the reason the new amd cpu's dont perform to their best is because how the cpu's architect is built. Windows 7's task manager dosent work well with it, the new Windows 8 is more compatible with it, also Windows 8 can fully support 8 cores.
This is a true statement.
However, no games, including Tera, benefit from 8 cores.
Also, CPU speed and architecture matter a lot in games. For example, a 3.5ghz Core2Quad will not perform as good as an i7 clocked at 3.5ghz, so don't be fooled by "CPU clock speeds". They are important, yes, but that doesn't account for all of the performance.
Basically, AMD FX Bulldozer 8 core CPUs will handle multitasking fairly well, especially when windows 8 comes out.
But a 4 core 1155 i5 CPU @4.0 or 4.5Ghz will give awesome performance in Tera, where the 8 core AMD CPU will get bad performance.
Basically Tera only uses 1 or 2 cores. The 3rd and 4th cores can handle background applications and such, but not really even needed.
Unfortunately too many people saw "8 cores" and bought it thinking it was gunna be great for gaming, and it turned out to be garbage. maybe 5 or 10 years from now when games actually use 6-8 cores it'll be cool, but right now, it's a complete waste and a terrible gaming CPU.