Yes, it can be good depending on your needs. It offers a balanced mix of features and performance.
Yes, it can be good depending on your needs. It offers a balanced mix of features and performance.
Nope - There is also an A10-7870K (I've got one) and an A10-7890K too. I woudn't call them E-Waste but at the same time they are old by now and not what you'd want these days, even a little Ryzen 3 1200 is better than any of them, I've got one of those too to know the difference between them. If you just want an FM2+ setup to have it, what I listed above is what's best. BTW if you happen across an Asus Crossblade Ranger - GRAB IT! That's the best FM2+ you can get bar none..... And yes, I've got one of those too.
In short, my main argument remains valid despite the slightly lower CPU speed. The marginal increase in clock speed won’t really change the outcome if overall performance isn’t improved. My idea of a CPU becoming obsolete is when you’re only buying it for free or at a very low cost and it doesn’t justify the effort. It performs like a mid-range chip from a decade ago, while today’s chips with similar silicon still outperform it across the board—from budget phones to high-end devices. On eBay, the 1200 is around $60, the A10 7850k about $55, and an A320 board matches the price of a used FM2+ board (around $30). These configurations are essentially the cheapest you can find, yet they let sellers recoup their fees. The big advantage of the AM4 setup is that the A10 configuration would need to be essentially free to be worthwhile.
Isn't the A8-9600 socketed AM4? There's no reason to get FM2/+ when AM4 supports that gen, Bristol Ridge. I'm all for a B450M-A and any AM4 cpu you could slap in it. Though I wouldn't use Bristol Ridge, a 200ge/220ge would clobber it. Just saying yo..... HFGL!