I7 870 @ 2.93 and I7 860 @ 2.80 What's the Difference?

[juicycrapachino]

Can somebody explain the difference between the 2 processors listed in the thread title? Is there really a good performance difference? Thanks in advance...

 

[Timop]

Simply, ones clocked 133Mhz higher due to binning.
The real-world difference is pretty negligible.

 

[rolli59]

0.13 GHz = 5%

 

[juicycrapachino]

Damn, that was fast lol. Does 5% sound worth 10 extra dollars?

UPDATE:

NVM...I should be answering that question myself...

 

[rolli59]

5% more performance for 3.6% higher price. Worth it for people that do not overclock.

 

[juicycrapachino]

Well. I was planning to overclock anyways... probably with the intel turbo boost though...

 

[taran95]

+1

 

[juicycrapachino]

Best answer selected by juicycrapachino.