I currently have a i5 2500k oc at 4.2 GHz. Would I see much of a performance increase upgrading to a CPU like this one?
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That would depend upon your usage.If you just browse the web,use apps that are not cpu intensive,it should be fine.It would also depend on your ram.If you're doing video editing,or a lot of coding,it might be worthwhile to upgrade.If you need more info,just ask,and give your a rundown of your set-up.
374931
Yeah, actually it would be a pretty drastic improvement, considering the 4770k has the highest single core cpu performance and if you have a decent cooling system you can get some serious results.
1622939
It will only work if your motherboard has an LGA socket to receive an 1155 cpu. That is what the Intel Core i5-2500K requires. You would have to find out what socket the motherboard has. Good luck and do your research to confirm!
1398464
It does very well. The increased air flow over the cpu is significant. It should work well unless you are going to really, really overclock.
1641362
Overclocking will be very limited without an aftermarket heatsink. The entire worth of this CPU in a gaming and workstation sense is in the overclocked version of it. Even using a low profile heatsink I was able to push it to 4.7GHz.Noctua Ultra Silent CPU Cooler Cooling NH-U9B SE2
1810106
Yes. I'm running a FX-8350 overclocked to 4.7GHz on a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 and all 32GB are running at 2000 stable. I haven't tried to push the memory any farther, really no reason too.
1848865
should run with relative ease. the four cores includes hyperthreading but it should still be plenty enough cpu power
2025122
It's hard to answer this without more detail on your setup (motherboard, memory, overclocking, etc), but my experience with this chip in a different build is that it's borderline - you may max out cores. If you're thinking about buying this chip now (that is - you *don't* already own it) I'd suggest getting the FX-8320 instead, which only costs a little more, runs cooler, and responds well to overclocking (I've been running both of these chips with Evo 212 coolers at 4.5GHz for several months 24/7 and the FX-6350 runs MUCH hotter).
1415888
Yes. Go to cpuupgrade.com and put in your board and it will list the processors.
622026
Depends on how much you are paying. If the E8400 is free, or next to free, sure, go for it. But there are much better processors that should be compatible with your motherboard, that will give you better performance enhancements. For example a core 2 quad, or even a faster E8xxx series chip, like an E8500 or E8600.
1641361
Depending on the quality of the chip(they don't call it the silicon lottery for nothing), you should be able to get around 4.2Ghz on the stock cooler.
1997955
Depends on what you're doing with it. Most games are not going to take full advantage of 6 cores. Given that, and the drop in speed per core, you aren't going to see a big performance upgrade. If you're doing heavy multi-tasking, or other cpu-intensive things, like encoding, transcoding, and what have you, the extra cores will definitely come in handy. But it's not going to suddenly give your computer new legs. A cheaper option would be to buy a good cooler and overclock your processor a bit. The Phenom II X4 9xx series is known for being very receptive to overclocking.
925695
Some games are starting to require 6 core AMD processors or multi-thread intel quad processors. Yes it is worth upgrading, not a very pricy upgrade that will last at least through Skylake.
846721
yes, but best buy a coolermaster 212 or hidro for better performance overclock to 4.1 - 4.3 - 4.7 ghz
1465934
This one has been very stable up to 4.9 mhz O.C.! And has beed that way since i built the machine. So if what you are arking is if it a faster processor the answer is Yes
1168041
depends on your cpu as well. your cpu could be bottle necking the performance of your card. it's overall a good card to upgrade to but make sure you got a good cpu as well with it or else you will experiance bottle necking with it. when i upgraded i got both a new cpu and gpu.
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I would absolutely recommend! This CPU's 6 cores is more than capable of handling the task. Its not overkill at all. However, there is more than just the CPU in question. What Motherboard do you have? I'd recommend this CPU for your purpose if your motherboard & cpu cooler would allow for some overclocking at least. I have this CPU at 4.7GHz, thats not necessary for your task, but just to give an idea. Also to further your cause I would also recommend no less than 16GB of RAM clocked at least at 1600Mhz, but 2133MHz RAM speed would hit a home run with this CPU.
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I really don't know... I mated mine to an AMD FX 8-core 3.0ghz cpu... with 32gig system RAM... don't worry about 'bottlenecks'... -=grin=-