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Do we know what the base (non-turbo clocks) of 8 core Alder Lake CPUs will be?

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Anyone ever tried a stock cooler + intel CPU at base clocks? And if so, how did it work out?

My super old hyper evo 212 can cope with a 10700KF at 4.6-4.7ghz still, although it runs quite hot. I don't suppose the stock coolers will be as good as that though.
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I had used a stock Core 2 Quad Q9450 that was a 95-watt chip with the stock cooler.
It was throttling like hell.
 
Yup, well if it wasn't running at base clocks, I'd expect that to happen. I guess I was hoping for higher base clocks on Alder Lake, but with each generation, the gap between base clocks and turbo has just kept growing.

I'm unsure if the non K locked Alder Lake CPUs will be available this year either, maybe they be released a few months later, alongside budget 'B' series boards.
 
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I'm mostly researching it for my dad, he has been waiting for Intel's 10nm desktop CPUs for a few years, and still uses a i7 920, released in 2008!
 
Yes, I'm thinking of recommending 5nm Zen 4, as the 'big' core count will be higher, and more importantly, should have higher IPC + cache than Alder Lake.

And a Zen 4 motherboard seems more likely to be upgradable. Might be able to get an OK stock cooler too, if only for 6 core CPUs.

I think Alder Lake will do quite a lot better than the 11th gen though.
 
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AMD whoop Intel, Intel whoop Nvidia. Nvidia whoop themselves?

6 year on. Intel whoop AMD, AMD whoop Nvidia. Nvidia whoop themselves?
 
jigger said:
AMD whoop Intel, Intel whoop Nvidia. Nvidia whoop themselves?

6 year on. Intel whoop AMD, AMD whoop Nvidia. Nvidia whoop themselves?
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I wonder why in this wrong world the cheaters Nvidia who don't know what quality is actually have any success?!
I guess because the average joes don't care neither about quality nor ethics, nor about their wallets' feelings...
 
How about memory controller gears on Alder Lake?

My current B560 motherboard can run at 1:1 comfortably with DDR4 4000mhz RAM. Not really interested in a motherboard/CPU combo that slows down the memory controller to ensure RAM speed compatibility.

EDIT - It looks like DDR5 RAM will most likely default to Gear 2, with Gear 1 potentially an option on some DDR4 modules. Link here:
https://overclock3d.net/news/cpu_ma...is_to_know_about_alder_lake_s_z690_platform/1
 
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