😀 :thumbsup:
For the price they are asking, this should have been able to get 4 cores to 4.4-4.5Ghz out of the box and shut down the remaining 6 to use up max TDP headroom. Either way you look at it, a 4.7Ghz i7 6700K would absolutely smash it in any task that requires 4 cores or less.
its really sad because this cpu no longer has a place anymore and is probably the worst black sheep one can get.
Why?
1. It doesnt overclock well, from looking at benchmarks.
So the whole i need moar cores + oc is sort of moot.
2. X class cpu's were mostly for gaming machines and avid overclockers, however again, overclockers are getting shot in the foot, and gamers are better off on a skylake with a higher core frequency + crazy fast ram.
3. Your gonna have your group that says again.. more cores... well, i can more core you on a full bloated enterprise platform with better features on a 2P board with faster base clock which would make the overclocking advantage on this X class very tiny if any.
So i would really like to see the silver lining to this cpu, however at that price point nothing is coming to my head.
If your a gamer, a 6700K with DDR4000 ram will reck this rig unless u intend to drop massive amounts of gpu on it which we all know SLI and Xfire pretty much SUCKS and is not worth it.
If your a production person well, a 2P processor lineup will offer you more cores and a larger ram pool.
If your both, a 2P machine will still give you a better base clock where the overclocking headroom will probably be very much moot in gaming terms, hence the 2P machines will most likely pull ahead in this run as well.
Sigh... again intel.. what the hell are you guys doing?
again... sigh... i am stupid for not getting the 5960x and waiting it off until skylake-e or x whatever they intend to, because this broadwell-e is like picking up that chick from a night club only to find out when lights go on, you completely saw her though beer goggles....
