what is the best cpu ?

[kiwi1234]

there is a lot cpu please help me what is the best one ?

amd fx - 9590
i5 4670k
i7 950 i3 4130
i7 3820
amd black edition fx - 8320
i7 2600k
reply please

 

[mcconkeymike]

Out of those listed I would go with the i5 4670k. I used to own one and with the right motherboard and cooler they can be overclocked to between 4.4 and 4.6ghz pretty easily and run nice and fast if paired with an SSD. The FX-9590 might (only might) be faster, but they are HOT running CPUs and many of the AMD motherboards can't handle a 220 watt CPU or the heat it generates so I would avoid it. The rest are just old or underpowered.

 

[th3p00r]

How about i5-7600k?
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117728&cm_re=i5_7600k-_-19-117-728-_-Product

 

[JackNaylorPE]

What is the best tool ? The answer kinda depends on what you want to accomplish ... a screwdriver is great if the goal is to put ina screw, bit if your goal is to bang in a nail, not going to get far w/ a screwdriver.

But speaking in a generic sense, and especially if it's a gaming box, I'd take the 4670k

 

[GamingEnthusiast420]

Don't let yourself be enticed buy the speed on the FX processors. They are completely unusable in 2017.
Is yours for gaming, or other things?
i7-7700K__________ 4 cores, 4.2 Ghz
i7-6950X__________ 10 cores, 3.5 Ghz
Xeon E5-2699 V4___ 22 cores, 3,6 Ghz

 

[weberdarren97]

Don't let yourself be enticed buy the speed on the FX processors. They are completely unusable in 2017.
Is yours for gaming, or other things?
i7-7700K__________ 4 cores, 4.2 Ghz
i7-6950X__________ 10 cores, 3.5 Ghz
Xeon E5-2699 V4___ 22 cores, 3,6 Ghz

True, but the 6950X and the Xeon are LGA 2011-3 CPUs. They would need an X99 board which are often upwards of $400.

 

[weberdarren97]

there is a lot cpu please help me what is the best one ?

amd fx - 9590
i5 4670k
i7 950 i3 4130
i7 3820
amd black edition fx - 8320
i7 2600k
reply please

1) FX is dead. Single core performance is very low (crap for gaming), and the way the architecture packs pairs of cores into modules cuts the amount of usable cores in half (crap for workstations). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgejkSWzvNs

2) The i7 2600K would still be relevant CPU if you already had it, but no use buying it now.

3) The i7 950 requires an LGA 1366 motherboard. Getting good motherboards for this chip will cost you a pretty penny.

4) The i3 4130 and i5 4670K are new enough to still be relevant. They're IPC is just beneath Skylake, which is the same as Kaby Lake and their way of handling HyperThreading is the same as Skylake and Kaby Lake. IMO, they still compete well with modern chips.

What will the computer be used for?