Does the 2500K's Cinebench score keep it relevant today?

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Sweet jesus, I'm still not 100% sure upgrading from the 2500K was even worth it. The immense overclock-ability of it makes it's Cinebench score match todays cpus.

I have a choice to give my brother a 2500K or a R3 1200. I picked the 1200 for it being new. But when I seen its low Cinebench score while OCed, The 2500K beats it.

I documented this Cinebench years ago:
5 GHZ, 1.43 Volts 651 Multi, 172 Single

4.5 GHZ, 1.38 Volts 580 Multi
I know I hit 5.5 GHZ and beyond on this thing before.
My 2500K bottlenecked 5850's in crossfire
5820K bottlenecked Radeon Pro Duo


Does anyone think a R3 1200 OCed to 3.8 GHZ will bottleneck a 1070?

Sorry for the ramble, just the 2500K's score throws off my decision making.
 
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Roland Of Gilead
You hit 5.5ghz on a 2500k? What cooler were you using? LN2? :)

I'm finding it hard to believe this post.

On the R1200. In certain demanding games, yes you will have a slight bottleneck. But it will not be very apparent. The point being, it will be sideways move in terms or raw CPU power, as the newer R1200 will still only be roughly equal to the 2500k. It's not an upgrade really, apart from the benefits of the new architecture and connectivity of the mobo.

The IPC of the Intel chip will keep it performing similar if not better than the 1200.
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You hit 5.5ghz on a 2500k? What cooler were you using? LN2? :)

I'm finding it hard to believe this post.

On the R1200. In certain demanding games, yes you will have a slight bottleneck. But it will not be very apparent. The point being, it will be sideways move in terms or raw CPU power, as the newer R1200 will still only be roughly equal to the 2500k. It's not an upgrade really, apart from the benefits of the new architecture and connectivity of the mobo.

The IPC of the Intel chip will keep it performing similar if not better than the 1200.
 
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Easily, I remember tinkering with it as high as 5.8. I used some cooler like a Noctua 14 with a loud High CFM Delta fan.

Well Im a very unordinary guy when it comes to PCs.

I guess worst case he can easily upgrade the 1200 to a 2600/3600 down the road.
 
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No I cant. But I've decided he can just upgrade the darn thing in a couple years.

1080P. I figure that should last him a few years on the 1070.
 
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To be blunt, no one is going to believe you OC'd it to 5.8 GHz on air unless you provide proof. Unless you mean just booting into windows.

Regarding bottlenecking, yes the Ryzen 1200 will limit the 1070 somewhat at 1080p.
 
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Okay, now you are messing about. 5.8ghz on that chip is impossible without extreme cooling and even at that, you would need to be an expert. It certainly wouldn't go that high on an air cooler. That's 2ghz over stock max turbo clockspeed. You would be pushing max volts for the CPU about 1.6v (insane - and would kill a chip in a week or two) to get anywhere even near a bootable 5.8ghz, and the heat output would melt your CPU cooler (i say that jokingly), but also seriously.

Hmmm. I think I'm gonna go get my unicorn out for a play now! :)

Have a good evening!
 
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A Noctua 14 and 15 with 1-2 220 CFM fans on it beats SOME water coolers. Plus I have a case with 10 220 CFM fans on it. My friends call me the fan man. I got a box of like 40 Delta fans dirt cheap. They last for 10+ years, can be speed controlled and eliminate any heat issues.

My case moves more air that your cars radiator fan. But its all dialed back for a no noise operation.


You can easily look up the overclocking guilds results.
 
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