I know that the intel is faster in single threaded, but by how much?
Also, does Corel Draw use the 8 cores of FX-8350? Or will the intel be faster?
The 4570 will be significantly faster in single-threaded tasks.
The 8350 is slightly faster in multi-threaded tasks. (More so in apps that can use 5 or 6 cores+.)
What about picture editing? Specifically, Corel and Inkscape? Which one would you get?(intel or AMD)
Good question pal, also for anyone reading this comment how about for usage of the following:
Adobe Photoshop Elements/CS Lineup
Blender
Autodesk Maya/3ds Max
What are you doing your editing with; MS Paint?
In all seriousness, the single-threaded performance of Haswell compared to Vishera is pretty drastic. Let me find some benches...
I have a copyshop (plotting and large poster printing) and a lot of structural engineering and architecture students come around to print large, mulitlayered files in .pdf (made in CAD). I can't print directly from .pdf because the plotter gets overwhelmed by the file size and the number of layers and takes forever to load it. I'm losing money this way.
Instead of buying Corel, I use inkscape, but the problem is that it's not multicore optimized, and it takes a long time to open those files and merge the layers. (but still faster than loading them directly in the plotter).
I also did some tests with my FX-8350 at home. Tried disabling 4 cores and overclocking to 5.0 GHz - no difference in load time at all.
At work, I have an FX-6100 which is giving me these problems - no trouble whatsoever in other applications.
So I'm looking at Intel now - will it be worth it?
if im right corel draw is not realy a heavy threaded application, i think that intel is your best choice.
Sounds like your primary uses rely heavily on programs that use low number of threads and thus, Intel is the best choice.
Yeah, I thought as much.
What intel CPU would you recommend? I looking at max price/performance ratio here. If an i3 can do the job, so be it.
3570/3570k w/ z77 mobo wil probably be around 50$ less than a 4570 w/ h87 mobo
No it wont. 3570k is almost as much as a 4670k, which is $30-40 more than the 4570. 3570 (non k) is currently still $15-20 more than the 4570 and the 4570 is faster (ever so slightly). In general, Z77 mb's cost about the same as most H87 mb's.
an i3 could do the job but its only a dualcore with HT, it wont hurt to go with a i5-4670, with a H87 mobo. This is what i recommend.
Why an H87 instead of a B85 or an H81?
H81 is the lowest grade one. Even if you don't need the features of Z/H87 it's not really recommended since because it's designed for the lowest-common-denominator (the technologically illiterate people) quality is not top priority and is just not nearly as reliable as something higher end.
I can't speak for B85 but in general H87 is probably your best bet even if you won't use /all/ the features, it's just kind of the standard tier for consumers and will be well supported in terms of drivers, quality control and stuff.
So if not for the features, then what? Did you even use one of these motherboards? The difference in performance is minimal in most programs.
He just needs the cheapest performance intel combination, a cheap motherboard with an i5 is the way to go. Some people aren't "technologically illiterate" and just can't afford a freakin' premium motherboard for no reason.
It would help to know if the OP has any other intended purposes for this PC besides what has been mentioned. Otherwise, I agree that a decent H81 board with either the top-end i3 or low-end i5 would suit their needs just fine. That being said, I certainly wouldn't go out and buy the cheapest H81 board on the market.
if feutures aren´t an issue, then the cheapest mobo possible is a good way to go. But H87 boards aren´t that expensive either..
that the B85 is the "Business Chipset" (along with Q87 and Q85)
That sounds perfect actually. It's not like I'm not gonna play any games on it.
Would a Radeon HD6850 work with this build (It's just laying around at home)? I don't think any programs I'll be using will benefit from a powerful GPU, but I'm sceptical about the integrated HD4600.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/18OzK with 8 gigs of RAM and an SSD for fast booting.
The 6850 will work just fine. I would try out the HD4600 first. You might be surprised.
Integrated graphics from both AMD and Intel are getting quite powerful, especially AMD's.
I'll give it a shot. Thanks.