Whats the best CPU out?

Hardware CPU
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as the title says, Whats the best CPU out for consumers to buy. I'm gonna guess a server cpu. I read that the highest clock speed on an amd chip (it didn't say which one) is 8.3 ghz, and i was like 0.0 holy balls! this is what I read http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/13/amd-gets-guiness-world-record-for-fastest-cpu-with-overclocked-o/

oh yeah and this one is pretty "cool" http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2011/09/26/liquid-nitrogen-8ghz-and-plenty-of-putty-the-worlds-fastest-processor/

just to clarify a little bit, i mean in raw computing power not price to performance.

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CPUs are supposed to be fit for purpose. They are all geared differently. Run different instruction sets, have different architectures. Clock speeds are not an apples to apples comparison.

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Clocks speed have little to no impact. A 2GHz with newer and more efficient architecture could be outperforming a 3GHz with an older architecture.

Are you looking for the CPU with the best performance, where cost isn't a concern?

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I'm quite aware, i just thought it was fascinating that someone reached 8.3 ghz on their liquid nitrogen cooled cpu. So your saying that there is no "best"?

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yes

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I mean the Intel hex-core extreme models are likely the best out, practically regardless of purpose... but who has $1000 to blow on a CPU... and why would you need one?

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My point is: it depends what you're using it for. Sometimes, this is game-specific. Some games prefer Intel, some prefer AMD; or Nvidia for GPUs.

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the answer i was looking for, thanks.

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Then it's not the "best CPU", in my opinion. You can get similar gaming performance for less than $200. Again, it's whatever is fit for purpose. Surely, the price/performance is top consideration for "best" CPU?

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I assumed he meant the most raw computing power

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"gaming performance". Gaming is far from what separate CPU in terms of performance.

@OP you could be looking at the xeon e5

 

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i agree with Berserker

its all depending on where you gonne use the system for. For gaming a socket 2011 cpu, is basicly pointless.

FX8350 is in my opinnion still one of the best price to performance cpu´s.For gaming streaming, and also rendering, and editing. Also the Xeon E3-1230-V3 is a great option

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I just used gaming as an example. I know that some of the lower end 2011 CPUs can lose to 115x chips. And the way I chose to approach it wasn't simply performance. Price was my main consideration.

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8320 is far better prices.

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He is asking for the best CPU with performance in mind. Money isn't a concern.