Poll: What CPU Are You Running?

View Poll Results: What Is Your Main HOME CPU?

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  • Something that beats everything else listed below

    2 3.77%
  • High-End Intel (Core i7 or above)

    18 33.96%
  • High-End AMD (Opteron, Bulldozer, Hex Core Phenom II)

    4 7.55%
  • Mid-Range Intel (Core i5-ish)

    8 15.09%
  • Mid-Range AMD (Quad Core Phenom II)

    7 13.21%
  • Budget Intel (Core i3-ish)

    2 3.77%
  • Budget AMD (Athlon II range)

    2 3.77%
  • Older Intel CPU (Core2-something-or-other)

    9 16.98%
  • Older AMD (Hey - Socket 939 was a beast in its day...)

    0 0%
  • You slide the little beads from one side to the other...

    1 1.89%
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  1. Posts : 3,187
    Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
       #1

    Poll: What CPU Are You Running?


    Thought it might be interesting to take a quick survey to see who is running what on their main rig at home. I'm not looking for the SuperCluster you get to play with at work or school, just your main home computer. I know a lot of us have more than one rig, plus maybe a laptop, so vote for the best thing you're rocking on a regular basis.

    Since polls are limited to ten choices and there are scads of CPUs out there, pick the range which best fits.

    PS: The poll is public, so we'll see who voted for what. (Just so you know.)

    List your exact CPU in a post here if you care to. :)
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 3,960
    W7 x64
       #2

    Intel 775 Q9300... does everything I need, but would like the EE Q9650 to overclock...
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  3. Posts : 784
    Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon | Win 7 Ult x64
       #3

    My PC that I use mostly runs an I5-2500K.
    I have a couple of other computers too, a server running an I5-2400, and a test computer running and I7-920
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  4. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #4

    i5-2500, though it pained me to vote "mid-range".
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  5. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
       #5

    AMD phenom II X4 965BE OC'ed 4.0 GHZ
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  6. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #6

    I'm running a i5-2500K and have the same feelings as ignatzatsonic. So, hyperthreading is the difference between mid range and high end? Off to Newegg to go shopping. NOT!
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  7. Posts : 55
    7 Professional x64 - SP1
       #7

    Phenom X2 955BE. Great bang for the buck.

    Solarstarshines said:
    AMD phenom II X4 965BE OC'ed 4.0 GHZ
    You voted in the wrong category.
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  8. Posts : 3,168
    Windows 10 64bit
       #8

    AMD Althon II 640 X4(4cpus) @3.1ghz
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  9. Posts : 3,187
    Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
    Thread Starter
       #9

    essenbe said:
    I'm running a i5-2500K and have the same feelings as ignatzatsonic. So, hyperthreading is the difference between mid range and high end? Off to Newegg to go shopping. NOT!
    No!

    There is a lot of gray area here. Someone like me who is running a Socket 1366 Core i7-920 at just slightly above stock would probably lose a benchmark battle to a massively overclocked 2600K running a full GHz faster.

    I had to draw the line somewhere, given the ten choice limit and the fact that the poll would be unusable if we were allowed as many choices as we would need to cover everything. The High-Mid-Low was just for the sake of convenience in guiding people to the ballpark location since I couldn't list too many details.

    My rationale went like like:

    AMD - High, Mid, Low and Ancient (4 AMD options)
    Intel - High, Mid, Low and Ancient (4 Intel options)
    Way better (1 option)
    Way worse (1 option)

    The last two covered the extremes, those being the lucky few who actually run a Quad-CPU/Quad-Core XEON setup at home, along with the unfortunate souls still getting their money's worth out of the 386SX rig they paid $1,399 for in 1991 - assuming they sprung the extra 400 bucks for the 40MB HD. (InfoWorld)

    For what it's worth, I based the options on the PassMark Software - CPU Benchmark Charts.
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  10. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #10

    Prof, don't take offense, it was just a little joke. Although, when I built it I thought it was better than mid range. But, an i7 is a better CPU than an i5 in that it is capable of doing more. At any rate, just having a little fun. Happy new year to everyone.
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