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FRONTPAGE Intel i7 5775C Broadwell CPU Review
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Nice review Dino,
Overall I have to disagree on it's purpose/rating, or at least somewhat in the recommendation.
To make an argument that it could be capable as a gaming CPU without a discrete card, I would hope to see results showing at what setting/resolution does the game become playable (FPS in the teens and under 30 fps is largely considered unacceptable, and even sitting at 30 is pushing it).
I honestly don't see the purpose for this CPU. It is too expensive and overpowered for an HTPC (don't need all of those cores), but underperforms compared to previous generation architectures in many circumstances because of its slower clock speed. The only thing it wins at is using slightly less power at load, but it isn't that significant of a difference. It is also more expensive than the previous generation 4770k/4790k CPUs or at least the same price.
I just can't imagine any circumstance where in our build recommendations one of us would tell a user to buy that CPU over a 4790k for their new system (especially if it was used for gaming, as most of our readers do I would guess).
Overall I have to disagree on it's purpose/rating, or at least somewhat in the recommendation.
To make an argument that it could be capable as a gaming CPU without a discrete card, I would hope to see results showing at what setting/resolution does the game become playable (FPS in the teens and under 30 fps is largely considered unacceptable, and even sitting at 30 is pushing it).
I honestly don't see the purpose for this CPU. It is too expensive and overpowered for an HTPC (don't need all of those cores), but underperforms compared to previous generation architectures in many circumstances because of its slower clock speed. The only thing it wins at is using slightly less power at load, but it isn't that significant of a difference. It is also more expensive than the previous generation 4770k/4790k CPUs or at least the same price.
I just can't imagine any circumstance where in our build recommendations one of us would tell a user to buy that CPU over a 4790k for their new system (especially if it was used for gaming, as most of our readers do I would guess).
Good points all around Janus, which is why I mentioned it's probably not a viable alternative to the 4790K for the enthusiast/gamer crowd. I think Intel will need to address the pricing moving forward if they expect to entice the enthusiast users, my guess is they will at some point. AIO PC manufacturers will probably be the most likely to use this processor, as it's a good fit for those applications. The i5 5675C might be a better choice for HTPC applications as it should be well under $300, but still offers Iris Pro 6200 graphics. It'll be interesting to see how all this shakes out once Skylake is released too... interesting times ahead!
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I guess my thought to that - is the OCF recommended badge for the average user/readers of OCF, or is it recommended for AIO builders? I just don't see it being a recommendable purchase to a user of a 'enthusiast/performance computing community'.
Per the description of Meh:
I didn't want to get into any sort of an argument about it, but figured it could be said/noted.
Per the description of Meh:
I didn't want to get into any sort of an argument about it, but figured it could be said/noted.
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We review lots of different products that aren't necessarily intended for enthusiast users - Portable devices, mainstream SSDs, mid-level cases, etc. Hopefully our reviews reach an audience greater than the users here 
But, your points are well taken!
But, your points are well taken!
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Great review Dino.
I agree with Janus here though, it should get a "Meh".
It fits perfectly into "a product with mediocre performance, a poor price/performance ratio" and "Better alternatives likely exist at a similar price, making the product difficult to recommend."
Someone wanting a gaming machine would be better off with a 4690K and 750Ti than buying this for the better iGPU.
I agree with Janus here though, it should get a "Meh".
It fits perfectly into "a product with mediocre performance, a poor price/performance ratio" and "Better alternatives likely exist at a similar price, making the product difficult to recommend."
Someone wanting a gaming machine would be better off with a 4690K and 750Ti than buying this for the better iGPU.
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I... won't argue that.
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^^^^^ this^^^^^^^
I had hopes that broadwell would be an upgrade from my 4790K, well it's time to ditch my socket 1150 gear and move on to 2011.
or perhaps the chat I had with Rgone a while back is comming true, if we want to play at this overclocking game, looks like we better learn to hack phones...........
I had hopes that broadwell would be an upgrade from my 4790K, well it's time to ditch my socket 1150 gear and move on to 2011.
or perhaps the chat I had with Rgone a while back is comming true, if we want to play at this overclocking game, looks like we better learn to hack phones...........
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Max 32GB? again? Why?
Edit nvm, it's 14nm haswell.
Edit nvm, it's 14nm haswell.
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well...... if it's as much as an upgrade as broadwell........... move along, nothing to see here folks, move along.........
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I'd like to see the mobile version and see how the extra graphics play out with more computational power in laptops. Don't think it's worth an upgrade from Devil's Canyon for desktop.
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Is there any performance increase from Haswell to Broadwell?
Or is it just a die shrink only?
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Read the review
Tldr, essentially just a die shrink
ER yeah.
Power consumption way down, overall basically the same speed.
Iris pro will make this for some cheap entry level gaming PC choices like a LoL/DotA2 box.
Can't wait to see what broadwell does for laptops. 6hours+ on gaming laptops with graphics switching like Alienware and MSI? That'd be interesting.
Cheap entry level gaming/laptops rejoice.
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Seems rather underwhelming in everything except the IGP.
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For $370 ??? I have absolutely zero interest in that.
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If Intel doesn't seriously relax the pricing, these ain't going in cheap entry level anything.
