Best 11th gen cpu

[clshades]

Board will be this, customer wants multi thunderbird ports and as many usb ports as possible. I didn't ask why and don't care.

Most cores/threads I can throw at this board?

Asus ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO w/ DDR4-3200, 7.1 Audio, Quad M.2, Dual 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, BT v5.2, 2-Way SLI - Intel 1200 Boards - Memory Express Inc.

www.memoryexpress.com

 

[moocow]

Just get an i7 unless there are i9 things that your customer needs? I still don't understand what's the difference between the i9 vs i7.

 

[clshades]

I'm gonna make another post. Bit of a tough build with the thunderbolt being an absolute requirement.

 

[rjbarker]

I was leaning towards 11900k and an Maximus XIII Apex (when its available), but everything Im reading tells me to stick with 10900K for OC'ability as well as 10/20 core / threads......dont think the Z490 has Thunderbolt support though....the cost of the Apex Z490 and 10900k is very appealing though.

 

[Sagath]

Gamers nexus has several reviews. The 119 is junk.
If your client only needs a new PC for peripherals, just get a 114 or 116 and add in F or non F for graphics as required.

the 10 series is better bang/buck in the same way that the 3k vs 5k amd chips are, but less performance difference.

 

[clshades]

Feel free to melt this thread in any direction ya want heh.

 

[crazyea]

Let’s be clear. The 11th gen i9 isn’t really junk. It’s just that intel mislabeled an i7 and overcharged for it. It still performs well.
You can still get a 10900k or 10850k and run it on that board. You just lose a gen 4 nvme slot.

In 11th gen an 11600k in a good buy.

 

[Sagath]

Let’s be clear. The 11th gen i9 isn’t really junk. It’s just that intel mislabeled an i7 and overcharged for it. It still performs well.

Semantics.

 

[crazyea]

Semantics.

Truth

 

[rjbarker]

I had to look up the word "Semantics" .........I admit it....