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What was the worst Intel CPU generation?

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With the disappointment that is 14th gen, I've been wondering if any other intel CPU generations were on par or more disappointing than it. 

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And no, I'm not talking about stuff like the Pentium 4. It has to be on LGA 775 or anything after.

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In recent memory, 10th gen HEDT, it was basically 14th gen if it happened 2 times in a row. 11th gen is also famously bad since the 11900K was slower than the 10900K it replaced in some instances, though that at least had other advantages and wasn't a pure side grade like 10th HEDT or 14th gen was. 

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7th gen and 11th gen. Honestly I dont think 14th gen is that disappointing compared to those two

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12 minutes ago, Hungry4Eggs said:

And no, I'm not talking about stuff like the Pentium 4. It has to be on LGA 775 or anything after.

Pentiums 4 was on 775, fyi.

 

I'd say 7th gen. Very simmilar to 7th gen, and pretty small increase over 2nd gen. It was like 5 years of quad cores on the desktop.

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Intel 10th gen.. It was basically a refined 6th gen Skylake++++++++

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To me, it was everything after Ivy Bridge, but before Ryzen. Those were the worst generations simply because of the lackluster performance improvements, both architecturally, and core count. For many years, it was kinda pointless to upgrade - I myself ran my 3570K as a daily until I upgraded to my then Ryzen 5 2600 back in 2019. Individuals with 2600K and 3770K CPUs could've probably gotten away even longer, depending on their requirements. 

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48 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Intel 10th gen.. It was basically a refined 6th gen Skylake++++++++

Just like 14 lmao

add more cores and more power

Caroline doesn't need to hear all this, she's a highly trained professional.

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Everything after what ever gen the 930 was. Had a golden chip that I could oc to 5.1ghz. think most people were lucky to get 4ghz

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