A Request - Unlocked i3

[Delusional Phil]

They do though. The 18 core Xeon is interesting (and something to drool over).

Soon they will release a Xeon with 28 cores @.@

[Aniallation]

Unlocked i3 will perform so well for pretty much all gaming-centered uses that nobody will buy the unlocked i5 anymore and Intel will lose money cause of this, so it's likely not going to happen any time soon.

[TheCaptain53]

Unlocked i3 will perform so well for pretty much all gaming-centered uses that nobody will buy the unlocked i5 anymore and Intel will lose money cause of this, so it's likely not going to happen any time soon.

It would perform well, but then it's also not a true 'quad-core'. It may be similar, but in the end, it's still a dual core. Still, with hyperthreading, it would be interesting to see how it performs compared to the 4690K. Hence why I asked if someone with a 4790K could try this out and see what the results were in the more demanding AAA titles.

[Eman Resu]

I've a feeling that we won't be seeing I3s that could do this again:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i3-530-overclock-lga-1156,2626-4.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i3-530-overclock-lga-1156,2626-7.html

[ApolloX75]

AMD used to lock their CPUs too back before they were junk for gaming. I had use silver paint to unlock the multiplier on my Athlon XP.

Ha! Yes! Another one! I used to resort to this too.

[TheCaptain53]

I've a feeling that we won't be seeing I3s that could do this again:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i3-530-overclock-lga-1156,2626-4.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i3-530-overclock-lga-1156,2626-7.html

Those i5 chips aren't even overclocked a smidgen, it's not really a fair comparison.

You could overclock an FX-8350 to the point where it would be (similar) performance to a 4690K at stock. It would certainly be a better price-to-performance ratio, given the 4690K's considerable price premium over the 8350. But then the 4690K would have headroom over the 8350 in terms of raw performance. Such does the i5 have headroom over the i3 in that scenario.

I'd like to see a modern day comparison of an unlocked, overclocked i5 against an 'unlocked, overclocked i3' (i.e. 4790K with two cores chopped).

[Legitsu]

Those i5 chips aren't even overclocked a smidgen, it's not really a fair comparison.

You could overclock an FX-8350 to the point where it would be (similar) performance to a 4690K at stock. It would certainly be a better price-to-performance ratio, given the 4690K's considerable price premium over the 8350. But then the 4690K would have headroom over the 8350 in terms of raw performance. Such does the i5 have headroom over the i3 in that scenario.

I'd like to see a modern day comparison of an unlocked, overclocked i5 against an 'unlocked, overclocked i3' (i.e. 4790K with two cores chopped).

the 4690k already smashes the fx 8350 in any gaming benchmark on the planet at stock ... you could overclock the FX to 5Ghz and its still not a match for the i5 at stock

[TheCaptain53]

the 4690k already smashes the fx 8350 in any gaming benchmark on the planet at stock ... you could overclock the FX to 5Ghz and its still not a match for the i5 at stock

I didn't want to say it does because I've never owned the 8350 in my extensive time of PC building! Of a mere 4 months.

But I have got an FX-6300 which is what my PC was originally built as, and my 4690K I've got in my rig now absolutely destroys it. I'm seeing a 10-15 fps increase on Dying Light with virtually no frame dips.

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