8150 good for anything?

[yellowputty]

Is the 8150 good for anything?

I need to run code that is designed to use multiple cores (often run on a super computer), and the 8150 does have 8 physical cores...

...but everything else says no. I should probably just get an i5 yes?

Note: Sole use of this processor is code only, not gaming.

 

[Tonester0011]

The pins on the bottom would make it ideal to ***** shortbread before going in the oven.

If you're budget and you're going to utilise the cores, then the 8150 > i5. (just)
Does the code you need to run use HT? The i7 would eat the 8150 for breakfast lunch and dinner if so.

 

[yellowputty]

Does the code you need to run use HT? The i7 would eat the 8150 for breakfast lunch and dinner if so.

Good question, and I have no idea.

The 3570k HTs too though does it not, so surely that would surpass the 8150 also if the code supports HT?

 

[Bacon?]

3570k has not HT.

 

[yellowputty]

3570k has not HT.

Few, glad I found that one out, thanks. Read misguided comment elsewhere about k on end = HT.

So would the 3570k not win over the 8150 then for multithreading number crunching?

 

[Bacon?]

For number crunching I would look at a Sandybridge-E:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-392-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1672

Whats the budget.

 

[Tonester0011]

Few, glad I found that one out, thanks. Read misguided comment elsewhere about k on end = HT.

So would the 3570k not win over the 8150 then for multithreading number crunching?

The difference would be small, but the 8150 would fare better due to the extra 4 cores. Although looking at some benchmarks, between a lower IPC 2500k...probably smaller than i thought...

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/434?vs=288

I personally (if it was my money) pay the premium for the i7 3770k (or go X79 if you have no budget) and chance if if the code supports HT.

 

[yellowputty]

Budget certainly not a Sandybridge-E...sadly.

I was hoping for sub £200, hence the 8150/i5 - but the lower end i7 certainly might be an option.

 

[jak731]

The £20 cashback on the 8150 while aslo reduced to £143 by oc the other day made it the best for the money. For home use it my be worth bearing in mind that the i5 will run cooler (potentially quieter) and consume less power potentially saving money, especially if it will be run a lot.

 

[joeyjojo]

The difference would be small, but the 8150 would fare better due to the extra 4 cores. Although looking at some benchmarks, between a lower IPC 2500k...probably smaller than i thought...

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/434?vs=288

Look at the x264 benchmark for comparison as it's high intensity and scales well with cores. Here the 8150 is 36% faster than the 2500K. If you've got parallelisable code you won't be disappointed with the 8150.

However it is far less efficient per watt than the 2500K, if energy bills are a concern.