i5 is better than i7 at overclocking?
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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