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[theMilitant]

What resolution were these benches run at?

 

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[mickyflinn]

I know it's not strictly testing just the CPUs due to the different OS and RAM, but as the question of whether a CPU upgrade is worth it is rather common I thought it was worth sharing.

Whats your final conclusion ?

 

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[Stealthploit]

well having 8 threads makes a lot of diff

 

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[koooowweeee]

I'm pretty sure everyone knew the results before opening the thread

 

[Poneros]

The real improvement is the min fps, that's always massive coming from older CPUs.

 

[Pkiely]

A little reassuring. I also run a Lynnfield i7 (870) but at 3.8ghz and have held off for a long time upgrading because it still runs the games I play fairly well.
Upgrading the GPU comes first however, AMD7950 still. The longevity of this build has been remarkable, I almost want to keep it going until it starts to have hiccups whenever that may be.