Current generation CPU longevity estimates

[Grim5]

To general home users, people who just surf teh way use office applications and use it for media watching. There are plenty of reasons someone might hanf on to a CPU . Heck my mate just updated to a 5950X and prior to that he had been running the same setup for 12 years and he used his for all the above plus some photo editing. He is hoping his 5950x lasts as long and i see no reason why it shouldn't. Heck even depending on thetype of games people play may determine how long teh cpu lasts.

If useable is internet browsing then any new pc you buy today will last at least 10 years or until the components die. Thread question has been answered

 

[Bill Turnip]

I was running a 4670k quite happily until last year, and it dealt with most games absolutely fine. Purely for gaming, I don't see actually the CPU as that important anymore, provided that you're not running an antique.

 

[Nedb37]

4690k is only just over 7 and a half years old.

I have a 4790k clinging on. I would have upgraded a long time ago if I’d made the mistake of going 4690k like many suggested at the time

Interesting you say this, i'm in a similar position and recently had my Mobo die on me. Replaced with a second hand version that thankfully worked but it's definitely given me food for thought.
That said, for what i need, i'm just not really seeing the cost/benefit in upgrading just yet when i start looking at prices.
How is the 3070 working with the 4790k? GPU is the one area i could more easily (other than price) make some improvements in.

 

[g67575]

Afternoon all. I'd be very interest in your opinions on the longevity of the current generation CPUs.

My answer is 5

5 days? 5 months? 5 years? It could be any of these things.

You can probably burn out a CPU in 5 seconds if you are determined enough.

 

[q974739]

My answer is 5

My thanks for your helpful answer.

 

[g67575]

Sticking with the number 5, I think a new transistor technology for desktop CPUs, such as TSMC's 5nm EUV process, will offer high performance for many years, and will be worth the wait.

To answer your question, I think Zen 4 CPUs will completely supersede AMD's 7nm CPUs and Intel's 10nm CPUs. Meteor Lake CPUs in 2023 should offer the highest transistor density, but no one knows how many P-cores these will have.

Consider how long Intel and AMD were using aging fabrication processes like 14nm and 7nm. AMD simply hasn't needed to make the transition to 6nm EUV for desktop CPUs, they've caught up with Intel anyway.

I don't expect large improvements in transistor density for several years after Zen 4 and Meteor Lake, notice that both companies are upgrading their tech to EUV, which will allow extra layers to be added to future fab. processes.

Additionally, the new AM5 platform is likely to allow a few 'drop in' upgrades beyond 2022.