Ivy Bridge in 2021

[Whyleonhart]

My computer runs an intel core i7 ivy bridge and it runs perfectly fine. However, when using it I thought “Why should I get the latest equipment when this still runs everything smoothly?”.

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Whyleonhart said:

My computer runs an intel core i7 ivy bridge and it runs perfectly fine. However, when using it I thought “Why should I get the latest equipment when this still runs everything smoothly?”.

What xeon?

 

If it is literally just the same quad core ht xeon running at the same frequency as the i7 you are literally buying your i7 again but with a xeon name. So quite frankly tossing money away and gaining nothing.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Whyleonhart said:

My computer runs an intel core i7 ivy bridge and it runs perfectly fine. However, when using it I thought “Why should I get the latest equipment when this still runs everything smoothly?”.

So if your Ivy Bridge Core i7 runs everything fine, why would you want a Xeon? Surely if it really fulfills your needs, you wouldn't want to upgrade, right?

[flibberdipper]

1 minute ago, jaslion said:

What xeon?

 

If it is literally just the same quad core ht xeon running at the same frequency as the i7 you are literally buying your i7 again but with a xeon name. So quite frankly tossing money away and gaining nothing.

If we're honest the OP would end up taking an L since they'd be losing the iGPU on top of gaining absolutely nothing.

[jaslion]

Just now, flibberdipper said:

If we're honest the OP would end up taking an L since they'd be losing the iGPU on top of gaining absolutely nothing.

True that is disabled in those xeons. Another note is that they usually even run 100mhz slower in max frequency because reasons.

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, wavem2 said:

So if your Ivy Bridge Core i7 runs everything fine, why would you want a Xeon? Surely if it really fulfills your needs, you wouldn't want to upgrade, right?

It's not an upgrade as well the best xeon on their platform is literally a i7 3770k but with the xeon branding.

[SorryBella]

4 minutes ago, Whyleonhart said:

My computer runs an intel core i7 ivy bridge and it runs perfectly fine. However, when using it I thought “Why should I get the latest equipment when this still runs everything smoothly?”.

3770k is fine as is, keep it and save up for something like 11400F, B560, and cheap set of 2*8GB 3000mhz RAM (should be 300$ for a whole set if you play your cards right)

[Whyleonhart]

5 minutes ago, jaslion said:

What xeon?

 

If it is literally just the same quad core ht xeon running at the same frequency as the i7 you are literally buying your i7 again but with a xeon name. So quite frankly tossing money away and gaining nothing.

xeon e3-1290 v2

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Whyleonhart said:

xeon e3-1290 v2

You will MAYBE and this is a big MAYBE get a couple % better cpu performance if at all. So pretty much not even close to worth it. Especially since these cost a lot and were a later release I forgot about.

[Guest]

No. Spend your money on a platform upgrade. Pretty much any modern chip is going to be considerably faster period. The entire platform from USB to Sata to NVME upgrades will greatly improve system performance. Keep saving money.

[Radium_Angel]

2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

best xeon on their platform is literally a i7 3770k but with the xeon branding.

Well....

Do you consider the Ivy Bridge EP to be the same? Because I use a (granted, dual Xeon rig) 6core/12threaded E5-2643 v2 and it's got more cores, more threads and a boatload of more other options (more RAM support, ECC, etc)

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, jaslion said:

It's not an upgrade as well the best xeon on their platform is literally a i7 3770k but with the xeon branding.

Damn, I thought at the very least a Xeon would offer 6c/12t... Guess not on that particular platform.

 

The Xeon appears to have an extra 200MHz max boost on the 3770K... but defo not worth dumping money on.

[SorryBella]

1 minute ago, Whyleonhart said:

xeon e3-1290 v2

Yeah, reread @jaslionrationale if thats your xeon upgrade idea. Its not worth while unless you wanna buy a whole server/workstation board (or hacky bios for your board) and really need ECC RIGHT NOW in which case i would just go for a B550 with CSM module and a used 3200G/Ryzen 5 3600.

[jaslion]

Just now, Radium_Angel said:

Well....

Do you consider the Ivy Bridge EP to be the same? Because I use a (granted, dual Xeon rig) 6core/12threaded E5-2643 v2 and it's got more cores, more threads and a boatload of more other options (more RAM support, ECC, etc)

I assume op is talking about xeons on their board and they were so yeah not worth.

[Guest]

Just now, SorryClaire said:

 i would just go for a B550 with CSM module and a used 3200G/Ryzen 5 3600.

+1 "nodding" 

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, wavem2 said:

Damn, I thought at the very least a Xeon would offer 6c/12t... Guess not on that particular platform.

 

The Xeon appears to have an extra 200MHz max boost on the 3770K... but defo not worth dumping money on.

These are consumer xeons. They were always just quad cores. Intel doesn't really do the xeon has more cores on their base consumer platforms.

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, SorryClaire said:

Yeah, reread @jaslionrationale if thats your xeon upgrade idea. Its not worth while unless you wanna buy a whole server/workstation board (or hacky bios for your board) and really need ECC RIGHT NOW in which case i would just go for a B550 with CSM module and a used 3200G/Ryzen 5 3600.

The 3200g would be a downgrade for games due to losing the 4 extra threads so I do not recommend that.

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, wavem2 said:

Damn, I thought at the very least a Xeon would offer 6c/12t... Guess not on that particular platform.

 

The Xeon appears to have an extra 200MHz max boost on the 3770K... but defo not worth dumping money on.

You go with the workstation-class Ivy Bridge EP, and thata opens up a lot more options, but it's still Ivy Bridge (which I run just great, but I"m not much of a gamer, so FPS isn't important to me)

[Jurrunio]

Xeon just means server use, it's not necessarily better than Core i.

 

Your motherboard doesnt support better CPUs either. If the CPU still performs ok to you, don't change it because any meaningful upgrade means new mobo and RAM on top of the CPU.