Comments on: AMD A10 7870K CPU Review – Welcoming Competition!

By: onstrike112

onstrike112 — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 02:46:00 +0000

Good review. I’m looking to use one for an HTPC, and it seems from what I’ve read, it fits the bill, even with the integrated GPU. I’d be interested to see how well it works in an ITX build, so I guess I’ll just have to see for myself.

By: Alex Stevens

Alex Stevens — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 02:41:00 +0000

In reply to MegamaN. Your 6300 is absolutely fine. If you wanted an upgrade I'd recommend waiting for Zen. This CPU although absolutely wonderful, in someways gets beaten by the FX 6300 especially when something supports more cores or uses L3 Cache. Putting it up against an i7 is simply unfair.

By: MegamaN

MegamaN — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:33:00 +0000

In reply to Ramon Grigio. I was waiting for Zen anyways.

By: Ramon Grigio

Ramon Grigio — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:23:00 +0000

In reply to MegamaN. I don't think so. And You would need a new motherboard. While it's a really nice chip i belive you should look for a FX-8370/8370E (125W/95W) if you need more power.If your software does not use more than 4 threads it might not be even worth it. Save money for a i5 (the cheapest ones starts at +- $180,00) or AMD Zen...

By: MegamaN

MegamaN — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:18:00 +0000

Wow! This review pretty fair. Most of the time we see monster i7s making this CPU look like a chump, but it’s really a champ. Thank you for the review.
Would it be considered an upgrade, from the CPU-side of things, to my FX-6300?