4.5 GHz CPUs without Overclocking

2017-05-26

4.5 GHz CPUs without Overclocking

I remember just prior to the advent of the "compatible" computer when everything was proprietary getting a VT-180 CP/M machine with VisiCalc, Wordstar, and some database thingie I don't recall on 5.25" floppies.

Then IBM released the PC-1 (model 5150 around August of the same year) and my stuff became instantaneously obsolete.

I recall what I thought was a continuous wait state between the slow CPU and the analog action of those floppy drives and since my only comparison was the old DEC line of PDP processors I thought that the mini would always reign supreme over the micro.

So now, the rules are all changed. The clock speeds are beyond the comprehension of we in the beginning. The capacities as well and the instructions per second through the roof:

Like the i7 Extreme, the new Intel Core i9 will likely be too expensive for the tastes of many ...

but we who definitely go for respectable clock speeds in a main processor will likely not be deterred.

Enter the i9 7900X (Skylake X) CPU with 10 cores, 20 threads, and a base speed of 4.0 GHz (already there, thanks) with a 4.5 GHz totally devoid of overclocking.

Likely to leave it's nearest AMD competitor in the dust, I have forgone AMD chips for the cooler Intels a while back. However my deep resepect for AMD remains ...