Yuriman
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http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/434?vs=288
FX-8150 vs i5 2500k
WoW: 77.7 vs 119.4fps
Starcraft 2: 47.8 vs 64.9fps
Dawn of War II: 51.5 vs 82.3fps
Metro 2033: 51 vs 53.5fps
DiRT 3: 99.3 vs 104.4fps
Crysis Warhead: 76.2 vs 114.4fps
Civ V: 95.4 vs 124.3fps
^ Notice that in most of the above games, the i5 is CONSIDERABLY faster. However, in most cases the FX-8150 is still able to pull more than 60fps so you're not likely to notice a difference. Overclocked, the FX-8150 would almost certainly deliver more than 60fps in the above games that it doesn't at stock.
There are notable exceptions, such as BF3 multiplayer and Guild Wars 2, where Bulldozer chips will in fact pull your framerate down below perfectly smooth even when overclocked, while an i5 will not.
Remember that in the games where the i5 is ahead of the FX, even doubling your GPU power will not help your framerate, because you're not GPU limited. In the case of Starcraft II, an i5 with an HD5870 will smoke an FX-8150 with GTX-680 SLI.
Your call, I went for the i5.
FX-8150 vs i5 2500k
WoW: 77.7 vs 119.4fps
Starcraft 2: 47.8 vs 64.9fps
Dawn of War II: 51.5 vs 82.3fps
Metro 2033: 51 vs 53.5fps
DiRT 3: 99.3 vs 104.4fps
Crysis Warhead: 76.2 vs 114.4fps
Civ V: 95.4 vs 124.3fps
^ Notice that in most of the above games, the i5 is CONSIDERABLY faster. However, in most cases the FX-8150 is still able to pull more than 60fps so you're not likely to notice a difference. Overclocked, the FX-8150 would almost certainly deliver more than 60fps in the above games that it doesn't at stock.
There are notable exceptions, such as BF3 multiplayer and Guild Wars 2, where Bulldozer chips will in fact pull your framerate down below perfectly smooth even when overclocked, while an i5 will not.
Remember that in the games where the i5 is ahead of the FX, even doubling your GPU power will not help your framerate, because you're not GPU limited. In the case of Starcraft II, an i5 with an HD5870 will smoke an FX-8150 with GTX-680 SLI.
Your call, I went for the i5.