Need help with upgrading CPU

[Lord Szechenyi]

Hi

i have a xeon 1620v2 cpu and i want to get a better one so i'm not bottlenecked (i have a gtx 1070)

i don't want to get a new motherboard (yet) so can you tell me what 2011 socket CPU i should get?

[StaffCorporal]

Look up your motherboard CPU compatibility. Pick the best one you can afford.

[emosun]

Does your motherboard have a make or model or is it home made.

[jaslion]

What you have now is about as good as it will get unless this is a x79 board then a i7 6 core is an option but those are crazy expensive that you might as well just get a new  tho.mobo + cpu +ram combo. You also shouldn't really be bottle necking your gtx 1070 tho

[Haro]

4 minutes ago, Lord Szechenyi said:

have a xeon 1620v2

It's really close to the performance a 3770 iirc 

What's your budget ? And can you move to a different platform ?

[Fasauceome]

Something like the 1650 V2 is good, for 2 extra cores. You could possibly try overclocking as well, maybe go for an i7 and overclock, but you didn't list what motherboard you have.

 

Also, what situations are you currently facing a bottleneck in? Your current combination is not so bad 

[Grabhanem]

The 1660, 2667, and 2687W v2 are the highest clocked CPUs on that platform if you're mainly gaming. They wouldn't be a huge upgrade from your current system tho.

 

4930Ks and 4960Xs are similar to the 1660 v2 and can be overclocked, but they're quite expensive.

[Eighjan]

E5-1660 v2 is the fastest for that socket, with at least the same core speed...

 

Looks like newer processors on the same socket were based on higher total throughput (if that's a thing; more cores, but not necessarily faster cores) and higher caches.

[Lord Szechenyi]

Ok here is more info

My pc is a z420 HP Workstation (so thats the motherboard)

No i cannot get a new motherboard yet (as stated in OP)

and i do not want to overclock