Intel "E" Processor Owners

[UaVaj]

for those of you that do own an intel "E" processor : Nehalem-E / SB-E / IVB-E / HS-E. or X processor

how do you use such cpu?

1. for business. a necessity. please list the application(s).
2. for multi-thread application. please list the software(s).
3. for multi-thread gaming. please list the game(s). also list the gpu(s).
4. nothing in particular. just want moar core and moar cache. no explanation needed. :biggrin:
5. other. please list usage.

6. want one soon. please list intended usage.


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[jhu]

What about us P4-EE owners? We don't count?

 

[UaVaj]

What about us P4-EE owners? We don't count?

sure why not. what exactly did you use it for - back in the days?

launched in 2004
single core with 2MB cache.
sounds like a half celeron given today's standard.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

I plan to go 6 core next gen as it's been made a bit cheaper with the 5820k. If it comes down to mainstream then I guess it won't count as an EE CPU but that doesn't matter. 😛
I plan to use it for rendering and multithreaded gaming. Blender and Chunky for rendering, beamng.drive and future games on the gaming side. Also F@H/bionic crunching.

 

[jhu]

sure why not. what exactly did you use it for - back in the days?

launched in 2004
single core with 2MB cache.
sounds like a half celeron given today's standard.

Got it for free. Use it mainly for benchmarking purposes. I have objective evidence that it's slow.

 

[mindbomb]

i have a core i7 965. It's a quad core, so core count is mainstream by today's standards. Back then, you needed an extreme edition for unlocked multiplier too.

Considering it is 2015 though, I would think it's easier to list applications that are single threaded and don't benefit from these models. I feel like your the options nowadays are to have applications either run on the gpu or be multithreaded for the cpu or have dedicated hardware.

 

[Zodiark1593]

Got it for free. Use it mainly for benchmarking purposes. I have objective evidence that it's slow.

Feel sorry for the poor SoB that bought it.

How's that P4 EE compare to modern phones I wonder?

 

[jhu]

Feel sorry for the poor SoB that bought it.

I don't. Clearly the first person who bought it had more money than he knew what to do with.

How's that P4 EE compare to modern phones I wonder?

Modern flagship phones are faster per core per clock.

 

[Arcee]

how do you use such cpu?

2. for multi-thread application. please list the software(s).
-Maya, 3DsMax, Zbrush, Adobe CC

3. for multi-thread gaming. please list the game(s). also list the gpu(s).
-Witcher 2, Skyrim, SC2, FFXIV,

new build with a gtx 970