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granno21
Cruncher Japan Joined: Apr 14, 2011 Post Count: 11 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I always run all threads and I don't overclock. So 8, stock, 16GB RAM (should have minimal impact). This is also my main machine and is often being used for multiple tasks. It's not uncommon for efficiency for WCG to be in the 90-95% range. If I did the math correctly, those FX chips are about equal to my i5 (ie. they are pretty good WCG crunchers). They run each task slower but can run twice as many tasks   |
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KWSN - A Shrubbery
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It comes across almost identical in average points with an i7-2600k. Certainly not as good as it should be, but this is the first generation. I expect refinements within the architecture as well as improvements with upcoming generations.
----------------------------------------Right now it's a price vs. performance decision.  Distributed computing volunteer since September 27, 2000 |
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granno21
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The price of the FX-8120 dropped to $185. This might be my next WCG cpu.
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kateiacy
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It comes across almost identical in average points with an i7-2600k. Certainly not as good as it should be, but this is the first generation. I expect refinements within the architecture as well as improvements with upcoming generations. Right now it's a price vs. performance decision. What's the power-usage comparison between the two?  |
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KWSN - A Shrubbery
Master Cruncher Joined: Jan 8, 2006 Post Count: 1585 Status: Offline |
It comes across almost identical in average points with an i7-2600k. Certainly not as good as it should be, but this is the first generation. I expect refinements within the architecture as well as improvements with upcoming generations. Right now it's a price vs. performance decision. What's the power-usage comparison between the two? At 5 cents per kilowatt hour I'm not too worried. If you're really interested other people have done that kind of research. Or you could just view the respective websites and grab the specs from the manufacturers. My recommendation: Get a Phenom II x6 Distributed computing volunteer since September 27, 2000 |
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johncmacalister2010@gmail.com
Veteran Cruncher Canada Joined: Nov 16, 2010 Post Count: 799 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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It comes across almost identical in average points with an i7-2600k. Certainly not as good as it should be, but this is the first generation. I expect refinements within the architecture as well as improvements with upcoming generations. Right now it's a price vs. performance decision. What's the power-usage comparison between the two? At 5 cents per kilowatt hour I'm not too worried. If you're really interested other people have done that kind of research. Or you could just view the respective websites and grab the specs from the manufacturers. My recommendation: Get a Phenom II x6 I second that recommendation on price/performance: great processor.  crunching, crunching, crunching. AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6-core Processor with Windows 11 64 Pro. AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor with Windows 11 64 Pro (part time) |
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