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Intel hiding true performance comparison alongside AMD
Yesterday while browsing a popular imageboard's technology forums I came across an interesting link to a youtube video related to AMD FX-8350 Vishera chip, the main topic of the video was a bit surprising, among the lines of a single FX-8350 chip beating the crap out of 3 intel workhorses including the infamous i5-3570k which is highly recommendable as a gaming platform.
Well according to the information provided in a series of benchmarks, it seems that AMD has beaten most intel chips, but why have all reviews and benchmarks from popular tech site shown much more different reviews in which intel completely destroy the 8350?
The same can be said about AMD's a10-5800k. It has been trashed over, and over, but from my personal tests, it stands pretty high almost to the level of the 3570k. Nothing like the benchmarks shown in popular sites.
So what is happening really? I'm not in favor of any of the companies, I will purchase what I require for my needs, and do not tilt the balance in favor of either Intel or AMD, however this situation seems a little fishy to me. Could it be an extreme intel marketing ''tactic''? Is intel buying off most benchmarking sites in favor of them?
What is your opinion?
Please refrain from fanboy-ish comments. The point of this topic is to discuss performance advertised by both companies and real performance perceived by you. It would be highly appreciated if people who have experienced the 8350k and 3570k would comment and people who have NOT used these chips to refrain from fanatic comments to avoid a heated discussion.