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Cheapest CPU that can achieve 5GHZ all cores| EDIT: available first hand

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I am not talking about getting lucky with the silicon lottery but a CPU that can achieve 5GHz in 9/10 cases!

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4 minutes ago, Rxd said:

I am not talking about getting lucky with the silicon lottery but a CPU that can achieve 5GHz in 9/10 cases!

Why not ask for the moon from the sky as well?

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i7-8086K

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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2500k back in 2012 (the last batches) before they degrade over time. Like really, even 2010 models can sometimes do 5GHz and later CPUs are more reliable in hitting that

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Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

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SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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I'd argue for the FX 9590 as the cheapest 5ghz cpu? Still capable even now, despite what the haters say. I'm still using it for another month or two in my current build, it's been a very good 2 years with the fire-breathing monster :)

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4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

2500k back in 2012 (the last batches) before they degrade over time. Like really, even 2010 models can sometimes do 5GHz and later CPUs are more reliable in hitting that

That is kinda amazing if you think about it but I was more like asking about something I can find first hand!

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1 minute ago, MeatFeastMan said:

I'd argue for the FX 9590 as the cheapest 5ghz cpu? Still capable even now, despite what the haters say. I'm still using it for another month or two in my current build, it's been a very good 2 years with the fire-breathing monster :)

Can't buy it anywhere, any other suggestions?

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Can't buy it anywhere, any other suggestions?

Could get it on ebay probably, it should be very cheap.

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2 minutes ago, Rxd said:

Can't buy it anywhere, any other suggestions?

eBay/Craigslist

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The FX series comes to mind.

FX 9590 for example, it has 5ghz boost clock out of the box.

These cpus had terrible IPC, but because of that they had ridiculus clockspeeds for the time.

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i3-7350K can consistently overclock beyond 5 GHz

 

But at $159 new on Amazon now, the chip itself is cheap but still a bad value. And you need a Z170 or Z270 to overclock it.

 

Plus, a dual-core in 2019, seems legit.

 

 

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1 minute ago, Rxd said:

@schwellmo92 @MeatFeastMan If possible to be available first hand.

Cheap and "first-hand" don't go together very well.

If you want something you can buy at the store right now, then the i7 8086k, but it is much more expensive than the FX.

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@Origami Cactus By cheapest I don't mean budget friendly. Even if it's 1k if it's the cheapest that is what I am asking for. Anyway, just checked the 8086k is almost as expensive as a 9900k so it's not an option for me.

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4 minutes ago, Rxd said:

Even if it's 1k if it's the cheapest that is what I am asking for.

yet

4 minutes ago, Rxd said:

hecked the 8086k is almost as expensive as a 9900k so it's not an option for me.

How come?

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i3 8350K/9350K is basically an i5 7600k but with higher propabiblity of better overclocks. Those are much better value than i3 7350K, which is two cores only. My 8350K did hit 5 GHz.

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2 minutes ago, Rxd said:

@Origami Cactus By cheapest I don't mean budget friendly. Even if it's 1k if it's the cheapest that is what I am asking for. Anyway, just checked the 8086k is almost as expensive as a 9900k so it's not an option for me.

Well my local amazon still sells the 9590, so you could still look for it. Otherwise you can try the overclockable i3, but it isn't garantiid to hit 5ghz.

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@chckovsky Checked every place I buy parts from and it's either unavailable anymore or less than 50 euro difference in only 2 shops that have it in low quantities. I guess they are trying to clear inventory.

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1 minute ago, Origami Cactus said:

Well my local amazon still sells the 9590, so you could still look for it. Otherwise you can try the overclockable i3, but it isn't garantiid to hit 5ghz.

Will look into it

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1 minute ago, Rxd said:

@chckovsky Checked every place I buy parts from and it's either unavailable anymore or less than 50 euro difference in only 2 shops that have it in low quantities. I guess they are trying to clear inventory.

Do you only care about 5GHz because of bragging rights? What are your use cases?

I mean an i5 8600K/9600K is probably an even better choice than the i3s I've mentioned above. It may take some powerful cooling (large heatsink/240mm AIO) to get it to 5GHz though

Main rig: i7 8086K // EVGA Z370 Micro // 16GB Gskill TridentZ 3200Mhz CL14 // Sapphire Pulse RX 7800XT// a variety of noctua cooling // Corsair RM750x v2 //  Fractal Meshify C

Secondary rig: R5 3600 // MSI B450i Gaming Plus // 16GB Gskill FlareX 3200CL14 // MSI GTX 1080ti Gaming X // Cooler Master V650 // Fractal Meshify C

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@chckovsky In this case only gaming. The only other thing that matters is to have 4 cores which all of the already suggested cpus do except one so I didn't care to mention it, also as @SkyHound0202, who suggested the only one which doesn't have 4 or more cores, no one would really buy a cpu that doesn't have at least 4 anyway.

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1 minute ago, Rxd said:

doesn't have 4 or more cores, no one would really buy a cpu that doesn't have at least 4 anyway. 

In your OP it only says 5GHz, nothing about cores. Can't blame a wrong answer if the question isn't right.

But IMO, for modern games you need 4 cores with hyperthreading or 6 or more cores. 8600K is probably a much better gaming cpu than 8350K/9350K, even if it doesn't quite hit 5GHz.

Main rig: i7 8086K // EVGA Z370 Micro // 16GB Gskill TridentZ 3200Mhz CL14 // Sapphire Pulse RX 7800XT// a variety of noctua cooling // Corsair RM750x v2 //  Fractal Meshify C

Secondary rig: R5 3600 // MSI B450i Gaming Plus // 16GB Gskill FlareX 3200CL14 // MSI GTX 1080ti Gaming X // Cooler Master V650 // Fractal Meshify C

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4 minutes ago, Rxd said:

@chckovsky In this case only gaming. The only other thing that matters is to have 4 cores which all of the already suggested cpus do except one so I didn't care to mention it, also as @SkyHound0202, who suggested the only one which doesn't have 4 or more cores, no one would really buy a cpu that doesn't have at least 4 anyway.

Whats wrong with a 9900K then for gaming? Pair it with beefy cooler like a Corsair H110i or NZXT x62, and it'll overclock pretty well.

Money no object that is still the best gaming processor currently.

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9 minutes ago, Rxd said:

@chckovsky In this case only gaming. The only other thing that matters is to have 4 cores which all of the already suggested cpus do except one so I didn't care to mention it, also as @SkyHound0202, who suggested the only one which doesn't have 4 or more cores, no one would really buy a cpu that doesn't have at least 4 anyway.

If you are looking into gaming then 5ghz IS NOT THE ANSWER, you need IPC too.

Your OP was pretty poorly worded because of it.

If you had asked for a gaming cpu, you would have gotten gaming cpus.

9590 IS not a gaming cpu, even thought it is 5ghz out of the box.

 

If you want a gaming cpu get a i5 9600k / i5 9900k,   or for cheaper get 8600k or 8700k.

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