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6 CPUs that are officially too old in 2025

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Interesting article but don't agree with writer , see what you guys think of his list and reasoning..

Quick list but please read the article for more in depth explanation.

www.xda-developers.com

6 CPUs that are officially too old in 2025

It might be the end of the line for your trusty ol' CPU
www.xda-developers.com www.xda-developers.com

Productivity CPU's

Ryzen 9 3900X slow productivity


Intel Core i9-11900K slower in productivity workloads Despite being the newer than the 10900k.


Gaming CPU'S

Intel Core i5-9600K Despite being a capable CPU even in 2025, it struggles to provide an enjoyable gaming experience in some newer titles.


Core i5-10400F time to start looking for an upgrade, especially if you're already running a newer graphics card.


Ryzen 5 3600 you can almost double your FPS by jumping to the Ryzen 5 7600 or Ryzen 5 7600X
 
Productivity: if time is money then sure, the 3900X/10900K/11900K would all benefit from replacing, but then you'd have to draw the line somewhere or there's a threadripper waiting.

Gaming: 9600K/10400F/3600 are reaching the end if you have a high-end card, but still plenty of life left in them for a casual gamer.

The "double your FPS" thing is annoying. I wouldn't make those kind of statements without adding context.
 
Sadly I think "too old" is now defined by Windows for most people. If Win11 installs then its not "too old" and Zen+ cpus like the 2600X (April 2018 launch) will do.

I think for older stuff in the UK it really depends how much you use it as electricity costs can be a factor when considering upgrades. Eg you could replace the 2600X with a 5700X & get a 40% performance boost with 40% less power consumption. Ditto with newer m/b chipsets in terms of power consumption. None of that matters much on the bleeding edge but at the budget end of the market its certainly a factor to consider.
 
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XDA Developers really has gone downhill in recent years.

Used to be a great site, now it's full of clickbait articles like this.
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Happening everywhere - some places are using AI systems on the back end which will prompt for maybe you could write an article, create a video or whatever about these topics with an AI generated list of topics which make varying levels of sense.
 
i'm not ging to say i disagree with it tbf. but on the other hard it total.... poo
it all depends on the use case and budget, and 3600/10400 is still a good basic gaming CPU but i would say there lower end in ever way now days

10th/11th gen... they was poo when they was new, i had an 11700kf it was just hot and slow.. because of been hot
 
What do I do with my Commodore 16 now then?

HAHA I already upgraded to the Plus/4 - Uber Powah!!!

Seriously though, it Is indeed all a fairly personal thing.

I mean, I myself dont play games that much, purely because of a disability ( feel sorry for me, im a victim ) and about a year ago, I sold off my main gaming GFX card purely because I realised it was total over kill.

I play Dawn of War and its Family, plus Company Of Heroes etc and they like a good card, sure they do, but they play more than great with surprisingly older kit.

In fact, I can even play them on my oldest setup and thats god an ATI 7700 Card in it and a Core2Duo in it FFS!

Admittedly, when you compare it head to head, its lackign for sure, but the game stil plays fine.

If I was to want the lastest games with the highest rez on a massive high rez screen, then absolutely, I will need a good GFX card, and of course a good CPU to throw all the data around and do all the processing etc, absolutely. Same with Video processing, you need to have that CPU and of course RAM, and so the more you have, the more you can do and quicker. Lets not deny that fact, but, for what? 95% of the people out there, they just want to email, text, and watch tickety tockety face tubes, and so a mobile phone is more than they need.

I still use an Atari Falcon for my music writing... I have used PCs and verious software titles over the years, and they would make my music better and easier for sure, but I enjoy the process on the Atari with my 1992 release of Cubase Audio.

What a waffling tool I am!
 
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This article just seems like a rage click generator, rather than anything useful. And given that we have it posted here, then it’s definitely working.
Their take on these CPUs is pretty awful, and I think it’s safe to ignore anything coming from them in the future.
 
I can't say I think much of some of the commentators on that site either, there's literally a guy admitting to selling his 14900KF rig on Ebay due to it developing CPU related instability issues and offers proof.

The listing claims the rig is working without issue. :cry:
 
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WARburton said:
10th/11th gen... they was poo when they was new, i had an 11700kf it was just hot and slow.. because of been hot
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10/11th gen quite a few of the CPUs, especially mobile parts, were a bit of a con in that above 75-80% utilisation the turbo frequency would drop out so much you didn't really gain much if anything from the extra cores.
 
Emlyn_Dewar said:
This article just seems like a rage click generator, rather than anything useful. And given that we have it posted here, then it’s definitely working.
Their take on these CPUs is pretty awful, and I think it’s safe to ignore anything coming from them in the future.
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The article is pointing out the huge leaps in performance between Zen2/3 that Zen 4 and 5 offer and how Intel has regressed with its P core performance by it’s move to reduce core count. Performance scaling across cores is increasing rapidly, even booming just now.

6c 12t is going to leave a lot to be desired especially if you’re main use pairing it with a half decent graphics card and playing games.
 
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Rroff said:
10/11th gen quite a few of the CPUs, especially mobile parts, were a bit of a con in that above 75-80% utilisation the turbo frequency would drop out so much you didn't really gain much if anything from the extra cores.
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yes even with a nzxt 280mm cooler my 11700kf would run so hoy the boost dropped off fast
 
I’m currently at an average of 17.5c 35t per system. I’ll soon be upgrading and that will take to 24/26c 48/52t per rig. The article reflects the direction of the industry IMO.
 
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