WEBVTT 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:06.080 Intel's desktop CPU lineup contains at 00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:11.920 least, depending how you divide them up, six distinct segments with a total of 00:00:09.200 --> 00:00:17.359 nearly three dozen processors ranging all the way from under 50 bucks to 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:19.359 around $1,700. 00:00:17.359 --> 00:00:24.960 And while this is admittedly a huge improvement over the last generation 00:00:21.680 --> 00:00:29.199 4000 series, which had twice as many in 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:32.480 the desktop range and over 250 total, 00:00:29.199 --> 00:00:34.960 it's still super confusing. So, I fired 00:00:32.480 --> 00:00:39.600 up ARC, Intel's handydandy product database, extracted the most pertinent 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:44.800 information, and put it in a spreadsheet that you can download below. That should 00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:47.280 make choosing the right CPU much, much 00:00:44.800 --> 00:00:54.840 easier. And give me a kickback if you buy using the included Amazon 00:00:57.719 --> 00:01:03.039 links. Tunnel Bear is the simple VPN app 00:01:00.800 --> 00:01:07.200 that makes it easy to browse privately and enjoy a more open internet. To try 00:01:05.439 --> 00:01:12.600 Tunnel Bear for free, check out the link in the video description. TLDDR. If 00:01:10.720 --> 00:01:18.080 you're building on the cheap, a Pentium G4400 dual core at around 60 bucks is 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:23.840 your best bet. Because if you were willing to spend $92 for the 00:01:20.920 --> 00:01:30.360 G4520's marginal speed improvement, the Core i36100 is worth the extra 25 more 00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:35.040 thanks to its higher clock speed and hyperthreading. From there, if you're a 00:01:32.720 --> 00:01:41.280 heavier multitasker or a light content creator, the whole nont Core i5 lineup 00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:48.159 makes a fair amount of sense with the Core i56500 coming in strongest in my mind 00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:55.159 thanks to its 19% base clock advantage over the 6400 for only a 10% price 00:01:51.880 --> 00:01:57.920 premium. If I was going to spring for an 00:01:55.159 --> 00:02:02.719 i56600, personally, I'd pay the extra 20 or so for the K variant. It's got a 00:02:00.880 --> 00:02:06.880 higher TDP, that means more power consumption. But with an extra 00:02:04.399 --> 00:02:11.599 investment in a Z series motherboard, it supports overclocking, which can either 00:02:09.200 --> 00:02:16.239 give you a bit of extra oomph near the end of your computer's usable lifespan 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:22.480 or improve resale value when the time comes to sell it and start from scratch. 00:02:19.200 --> 00:02:25.599 This is basically as high as I'd go for 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:27.920 a pure gaming machine. For aspiring 00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:32.640 content creators, let's say gamers who also stream or edit together their game 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:37.040 plays for later upload to YouTube, the Core i7 00:02:34.200 --> 00:02:44.239 6700K takes everything that's good about the 6600 K and adds hyperthreading, more 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:46.720 cache, and the highest base and boost 00:02:44.239 --> 00:02:51.120 clocks across Intel's entire current generation lineup. And you can find 00:02:48.640 --> 00:02:56.959 links to all of these processors in the video description. Okay, so the TLDDR is 00:02:54.319 --> 00:03:02.800 over, kids. Let's see how we got there. I'm going to start with the easy way. 00:02:59.760 --> 00:03:06.319 Weed out products that have zero 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:09.200 customer reviews. A given skew can have 00:03:06.319 --> 00:03:13.840 more reviews for a number of reasons. Sometimes it's because the people who 00:03:11.280 --> 00:03:18.080 buy them have invested very heavily and feel compelled to shout from the 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:22.480 treetops, especially to each other, about how justified they were in doing 00:03:19.920 --> 00:03:27.360 so. Though the psychology of consumer behavior is far beyond the scope of this 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:31.680 video, but the most common reason is that someone else out there has already 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:37.000 done the grunt work research to determine that, for example, the Core 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:44.560 i36100 at $117 makes more sense than the 00:03:40.120 --> 00:03:47.879 i36300 at $138 with its barely higher 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:50.760 clock speed, extra 1 meg of cache, 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:56.799 and marginally faster onboard board graphics. There are exceptions to this, 00:03:53.599 --> 00:04:01.280 but some solid indicators aside from 00:03:56.799 --> 00:04:04.360 reviews are adequate stock and properly 00:04:01.280 --> 00:04:06.879 filled out product information pages and 00:04:04.360 --> 00:04:13.599 photos. Not to mention the availability of a box version directly from Intel. 00:04:10.720 --> 00:04:18.959 Though for a specialty, let's say a super low power consumption build, you 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:28.000 might not be able to avoid nonbox, that is to say tray or OEM parts. The Core 00:04:23.639 --> 00:04:29.960 i56400T from the T low power series is a 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:37.600 standout here as a 35W true quad core at 2.2 to 2.8 GHz for 00:04:35.199 --> 00:04:42.560 170 bucks. Though we can see that the comparison here is somewhat unfair 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:47.680 because realworld pricing of similar chips like the 00:04:44.199 --> 00:04:51.120 6500T is way off of Intel's suggested 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:53.440 price on ARC. This is pretty normal on 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:58.400 these niche SKs though and yet another reason to gravitate towards the higher 00:04:56.000 --> 00:05:03.919 volume chips that every retailer in their dog is competing hard to sell so 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:08.240 that they not only sell the CPU but also all the other accessories that go with 00:05:05.759 --> 00:05:13.520 it. In fact, for these high volume items, it's not uncommon to see them 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:16.160 going for even less than Intel's MSRP on 00:05:13.520 --> 00:05:20.560 sale. Now, let's go deeper. You've probably noticed Xeon processors 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:24.160 sprinkled in with the core branded consumer ones. I included those in my 00:05:22.880 --> 00:05:29.919 spreadsheet for the sake of completeness, but in a nutshell, Xeons 00:05:26.880 --> 00:05:33.840 at the same specs in the same socket 00:05:29.919 --> 00:05:37.199 perform identically to desktop chips and 00:05:33.840 --> 00:05:39.440 differ from consumer CPUs primarily in 00:05:37.199 --> 00:05:44.560 their ability to use ECC error correcting memory, which you can learn 00:05:41.199 --> 00:05:46.960 more about here. Most 1000 series Xeons 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:52.479 can even actually run unofficially though in the same consumer LG1 1151 00:05:50.479 --> 00:05:57.199 motherboards as everything else that I've talked about so far. So if you find 00:05:54.720 --> 00:06:01.919 one you like, you can do that. Though, please note that ECC memory support 00:05:59.520 --> 00:06:06.880 depends on the motherboard chipset, too. So, you'd lose some of the benefit that 00:06:04.160 --> 00:06:12.720 you're usually paying extra for in that case. Moving up higher than the 6700 K 00:06:11.039 --> 00:06:18.400 means we're getting into two different territories here. Both of which require 00:06:15.440 --> 00:06:22.800 moving up to the big boy pants socket LGA 00:06:19.880 --> 00:06:27.120 20113. Proumer and professional use where dramatically reducing project 00:06:24.880 --> 00:06:33.280 times with more processing cores will improve productivity and therefore 00:06:29.039 --> 00:06:34.960 profit. or because I can land where 00:06:33.280 --> 00:06:39.280 often knowing what they're doing, enthusiast consumers will drop obscene 00:06:37.280 --> 00:06:44.160 amounts of money knowing that they aren't getting a good value. Let's try 00:06:41.440 --> 00:06:50.479 to cover both of them. All 2011 3 processors require a $50 to $100 more 00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:56.000 expensive motherboard, but they support more PCI Express lanes and quad channel 00:06:53.759 --> 00:07:01.520 versus dual channel memory. Though this is of dubious value to the typical gamer 00:06:58.639 --> 00:07:08.240 with core branded products and 1000 series Xeon EPS limited to one CPU on a 00:07:05.440 --> 00:07:12.720 motherboard, 2000 series Xeon EPS, bumping that up to two CPUs on a 00:07:10.160 --> 00:07:16.960 motherboard, and EXClass Zeons capable of running four CPUs on a single 00:07:15.440 --> 00:07:21.560 motherboard, though you'll pay a significant premium for that feature. In 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:28.400 the core range, the i76800 K stands out to me. It comes with 00:07:24.639 --> 00:07:31.199 28 PCIe lanes, so two-way SLI, the 00:07:28.400 --> 00:07:37.080 highest we recommend, is all good. You get 94% of the clock speed at 73% of the 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:43.120 price compared to the 6850K, which also boasts 40 PCIe lanes 00:07:40.639 --> 00:07:49.840 if you're an expansion fiend. And like the rest of the HEDT or high-end desktop 00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:52.800 Core i7s, it supports overclocking, 00:07:49.840 --> 00:07:58.639 meaning that the clock and architectural disadvantage versus the 6700 K that 00:07:55.759 --> 00:08:03.840 comes with being based on the slower updated server workstation platform are 00:08:01.599 --> 00:08:10.240 a little more palatable given the reasonable $100 premium for 50% more 00:08:07.440 --> 00:08:16.240 processing cores. It's got six of them. The rest of the 20113 Core i7s seem to 00:08:13.440 --> 00:08:22.639 be priced more like high clock speed, high power consumption Xeon SKs. The 00:08:19.160 --> 00:08:25.639 6850K and the 6t900 K hold their own 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:27.639 pretty well against the very similar 00:08:25.639 --> 00:08:34.360 E51650 and E51660 if you want to trade ECC support 00:08:30.960 --> 00:08:38.080 for overclocking. But as for the 10 core 00:08:34.360 --> 00:08:40.399 6950X extreme edition, while it enjoys a 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:44.800 significant max turbo boost clock speed advantage over the entire Xeon range, 00:08:42.719 --> 00:08:48.959 with a couple exceptions, including this weird quad core that I wouldn't 00:08:46.320 --> 00:08:56.160 recommend over a lowerriced LG 1151 model, it doesn't make as much sense to 00:08:51.600 --> 00:08:58.720 me as the similarly priced E52680 V4. I 00:08:56.160 --> 00:09:04.320 mean, if you need 10 cores, wouldn't you also benefit from 14 and probably ECC? 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:09.920 Because that's the basic process for choosing a Xeon. In theory, clock speed 00:09:07.519 --> 00:09:13.040 times the physical cores and total logical cores provided by hyperthreading 00:09:11.920 --> 00:09:18.000 technology, which you can learn more about here, where applicable for 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:22.480 multi-threaded workloads like CPUbased video encoding or 3D modeling and 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:26.640 scientific number crunching, will give you total 00:09:23.880 --> 00:09:31.480 performance sort of. And you'll need to weigh that then against your sensitivity 00:09:28.800 --> 00:09:37.279 to high power consumption and high price. Though again, it isn't quite that 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:42.000 simple. The base clock is not necessarily representative of the speed 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:46.640 at which the chip will actually operate and neither is the boost for that 00:09:43.440 --> 00:09:48.959 matter. This handy chart that I found 00:09:46.640 --> 00:09:56.560 for current generation Xeon EP processors reveals that in heavy AVX 00:09:51.839 --> 00:10:01.120 loads, the 14 core 2690 V4 costs 20% 00:09:56.560 --> 00:10:03.920 more than a 14 core 2680 V4 and appears 00:10:01.120 --> 00:10:10.480 to enjoy a 10% clock speed advantage. but in actuality only runs 7% faster 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:17.480 with up to six cores boosted and only three and a half% faster with all 14. 00:10:14.519 --> 00:10:21.040 Furthermore, for workstation use, uh, virtualization, that technology that 00:10:19.360 --> 00:10:26.480 allowed me to have 10 gamers running off of a single computer here, or bursty, 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:32.560 uh, singlethreaded application use, games love high performance cores. High 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:35.760 boost clocks can be as important as many 00:10:32.560 --> 00:10:38.800 cores, if not more so, as our comparison 00:10:35.760 --> 00:10:43.120 between the 6700 K quad core, which 00:10:38.800 --> 00:10:46.399 costs 350 bucks, and the 6T50X10 core, 00:10:43.120 --> 00:10:49.760 which costs 1,700 demonstrated with the 00:10:46.399 --> 00:10:52.720 6700 K being a clearly superior gaming 00:10:49.760 --> 00:10:59.440 chip due to its higher peak clock speed. I'll have that chart linked below as 00:10:55.320 --> 00:11:01.760 well. Which leads us to two more things. 00:10:59.440 --> 00:11:06.320 I haven't touched on some specialized features like trusted execution 00:11:03.959 --> 00:11:10.000 technology. If you need that, your decision is pretty simple. Buy one of 00:11:07.920 --> 00:11:15.680 the few SKs that supports it. And finally, it almost never makes sense to 00:11:12.399 --> 00:11:17.839 buy a last generation CPU brand new. 00:11:15.680 --> 00:11:21.920 Clearance deals do happen, but they're rare because Intel usually carefully 00:11:20.240 --> 00:11:25.680 manages supply in their distribution channels. So, basically nothing is left 00:11:24.160 --> 00:11:29.760 by the time the new ones start hitting shelves, usually at the same price for 00:11:28.160 --> 00:11:34.560 something slightly better than the old one. Secondhand chips, on the other 00:11:31.920 --> 00:11:38.959 hand, can be a steal. I'd take this aging six core for 200 bucks at the time 00:11:37.040 --> 00:11:43.440 of writing and overclock the stuffing out of it over our current generation 00:11:40.560 --> 00:11:48.959 quad for certain workloads. But watch out, CPUs, especially older ones, 00:11:46.720 --> 00:11:54.079 generally outlast their motherboards by a considerable margin. So finding a 00:11:51.440 --> 00:11:58.240 compatible board at all, let alone one at a reasonable price with a somewhat 00:11:56.320 --> 00:12:03.440 up-to-date feature set, can make this approach less 00:12:00.279 --> 00:12:06.079 feasible. So then, have you made it this 00:12:03.440 --> 00:12:09.120 far and still feel lost? I'll have some references. I talked about some of them 00:12:07.519 --> 00:12:13.600 linked in the video description, but worst case scenario, join the 00:12:10.839 --> 00:12:16.800 linesttips.com forum and ask for help. Our community is awesome and someone 00:12:15.279 --> 00:12:21.360 would be happy to help you find the right CPU for your new machine. So, 00:12:19.760 --> 00:12:26.240 thanks for watching, guys. If this video sucked or it was too long, you know what 00:12:23.440 --> 00:12:30.240 to do. 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