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i5 is better than i7 at overclocking?

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Is an i5 better than i7 at overclocking? Assuming both CPU's are equally powerful.

 

I think this because the i5 doesn't have hyper-threading, so it has less threads. Less threads = less heat, so does that make an i5 run cooler, and therefore, a better overclocker?

 

no, theoretically. heat is not a culprit for best overclock. voltage is your heating control.

 

my 2500k does not overclock any better/worse than my 2700k. the "closeness" would

be on what part of the major wafer the silicone was derived from. and since the way

intel bins the CPUs, all sandy bridge were 2700k and did not pass tolerance binning

and was demoted to a lesser part number and certain features then are removed.

 

i5-2500k had onboard GPU, the i5-2550k was the same chip, just that the iGPU

did not pass tolerance testing and was "burned-off" and had a turbo bump in speed.

Is an i5 better than i7 at overclocking? Assuming both CPU's are equally powerful.

 

I think this because the i5 doesn't have hyper-threading, so it has less threads. Less threads = less heat, so does that make an i5 run cooler, and therefore, a better overclocker?

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No, it is luck of the draw. You can get a good i5 and a bad i7 or vice versa . Anything can happen.

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devil's canyon or first gen haswell?

Does not matter. Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, DC, all the same. i5 vs. i7. If you really want it though, let's compare the DC; 4690K and 4790K.

 

No, it is luck of the draw. You can get a good i5 and a bad i7 or vice versa . Anything can happen.

Read post. "Assuming both CPU's are equally powerful."

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Does not matter. Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, DC, all the same. i5 vs. i7. If you really want it though, let's compare the DC; 4690K and 4790K.

 

Read post. "Assuming both CPU's are equally powerful."

My point still stands. It depends completely on the chip. You can either get a good chip or a bad chip for both CPUs.

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My point still stands. It depends completely on the chip. You can either get a good chip or a bad chip for both CPUs.

My point still stands. If both of them are equally binned.

 

Thank you so much for trying and putting effort into your post. /s

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My point still stands. If both of them are equally binned.

 

Thank you so much for trying and putting effort into your post. /s

it would be the same, but it would be impossible for 2 equally binned chips of any kind

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My point still stands. If both of them are equally binned.

 

Thank you so much for trying and putting effort into your post. /s

They would overclock the same? No two chips can be binned equally even if they were they would overclock to the same frequency so the i7 would be better in terms of performance.

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I think you guys are misunderstanding. I'm talking about theoretically. If both of them were equally binned, how much hotter would the i7 be because of 4 more threads?

They would overclock the same?

Any proof backing up your statement?

My theory is that the i5 would be slightly better at overclocking because it doesn't have hyper-threading, which means less threads, which also means less heat. That was why I do not think they would overclock the same.

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Any proof backing up your statement?

 

My theory is that the i5 would be slightly better at overclocking because it doesn't have hyper-threading, which means less threads, which also means less heat. That was why I do not think they would overclock the same.

Do you have any proof?

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Any proof backing up your statement?

 

My theory is that the i5 would be slightly better at overclocking because it doesn't have hyper-threading, which means less threads, which also means less heat. That was why I do not think they would overclock the same.

Not unless you use LN2

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Any proof backing up your statement?

 

My theory is that the i5 would be slightly better at overclocking because it doesn't have hyper-threading, which means less threads, which also means less heat. That was why I do not think they would overclock the same.

Also it won't make a difference, because hyper-thread is not a physical thing so it won't create extra heat. AFAIK 

 

Also since you can not equally bin chips, there is no way to prove for or against this.

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Is an i5 better than i7 at overclocking? Assuming both CPU's are equally powerful.

 

I think this because the i5 doesn't have hyper-threading, so it has less threads. Less threads = less heat, so does that make an i5 run cooler, and therefore, a better overclocker?

 

no, theoretically. heat is not a culprit for best overclock. voltage is your heating control.

 

my 2500k does not overclock any better/worse than my 2700k. the "closeness" would

be on what part of the major wafer the silicone was derived from. and since the way

intel bins the CPUs, all sandy bridge were 2700k and did not pass tolerance binning

and was demoted to a lesser part number and certain features then are removed.

 

i5-2500k had onboard GPU, the i5-2550k was the same chip, just that the iGPU

did not pass tolerance testing and was "burned-off" and had a turbo bump in speed.

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This is my theory. You need proof to prove my theory incorrect.

I don't think you know how theories, binning, or overclocking work.

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I always find that @airdeano is very knowledgable, and in every post, it't has thought and effort in it. Thank you for answering my question. The first sentence alone already gave the answer, but you gave proof and details to your statement. :) Thanks again!!!

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