> unlockable quad-core CPU for $80 Why this is not a meme?

>>59413920
Because the IPC is lower than most modern platforms. And everyone knows IPC*avg. Clock across all cores*# of Cores=total performance, assuming that all cores are being used at 100% each

>>59413920
A good percentage of them had broken cores. I had a Phenom II X2 550 that would just would not run stable when I unlocked it to a X4 B50.

>>59413920
Because the performance is still shit. I just got rid of a 1090T clocked at 4GHz, because even with six cores and that frequency it was mediocre (and drew 250W on its own).

>>59414220

This. The primary source of these triple core processors was that the 4th core was defective in someway, so they would lock the 4th core and sell it as a 3 core processor.

There have been quite a few instances of people unlocking the 4th core to great success, but it's a complete crap-shoot.

>>59413920
Because the IPC is about the same as a 10 year old Core2Duo. Just get a Phenom II if you want a cheap quad core.

>>59413920
Because AMD

>>59413920
I had a x3 that unlocked to x4. Was fully stable, overclocked it (quite mildly on water), unlocked core died.

Back to x3.

I want to build cheap somewhat capable desktop for my little brother, I can get an used Phenom II X4 965 for €30, worth it? Or should I pay a little more for a first gen i5

>>59413920

because it's IPC is weak as piss

>>59416082
The problem with old Cores and Xeons is that the motherboards are generally fucking expensive. Whereas with a Phenom II you can drop it into any piece of shit AM3+ board, which are readily available brand new for peanuts. A Phenom II is honestly fine for desktop use and light gay men.

The other option is a cheap H110 motherboard and a G4560, though you'd probably need a Skylake chip to update the BIOS first.

>>59416082
Phenom II for that cheap isn't a bad deal. You'll have to buy a motherboard and DDR3 memory though.

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>>59416310
considering that a quad core xeon is like $8, S775 mobo being 10bux more expensive is hardly a problem

>>59413920
>Most people don't want to unlock a core
>IPC is shit compared to modern chips

Why buy a cpu that's already way outdated?