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Folding: Hyperthreading in 2013?

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BlueMax

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I have the option of getting a used i7 2600k (overclocked plenty) for less than a brand new i5 3570k... (I'm a little worried it may have even been overclocked to the point of damage.)

There was a time, not long ago, when the i7 allowed -bigadv and made all the difference.
Now that -bigadv requires so much more, does it really make a big difference? 10% 20%?

The lower wattage and better speed of the new 3570k already results in better benchmarks for games, but multi-threaded apps still favour the i7 a little more...

Any recent developments/studies there?

Thanks!
 
I don't have a 2600K but recently had a 3570K and have two 3770K's. The 3770K's get 8-10K ppd more than the 3570K when folding but games make no diff with HT or not (yet). 4 threads is sufficient for games nowadays and a 3570K kept right up to a same clocked 3770K head to head with me and my teens gaming. If folding is paramount and you want to roll the dice a bit, take the 2600K (keep in mind gaming eats in to your ppd), else take the safe road (and less power usage) and opt for the 3570K. Might not even OC as high but it has PCIE 3.0 for the future bandwidth if you're gonna hang on to it, and 4.5 GHz or so (on air) should hold ya for awhile ...
 
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