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I doubt that number, too. Our CPU-bound workload runs "only" 20% faster on an i7-6xxx than it did on an i7-920 (calculated for equal clocks; due to the higher c

I doubt that number, too. Our CPU-bound workload runs "only" 20% faster on an i7-6xxx than it did on an i7-920 (calculated for equal clocks; due to the higher clock it was actually about 60% faster, which caused me to do the math because I feared a regression). That's far away from 20% per generation. But in one thing you err: After a small custom BIOS mod, my home PC now boots from nvme - with a Z68 board (Sandy Bridge era), the module sitting in a PCIe adapter card. Was just a matter of adding some UEFI module.

tracker1 8y ago
Yeah, my mb had an nvme m.2 slot, but it was pciex2, so the x4 card (most seem to be) didn't work. Why I went with an adapter. The main thing lately is when I'm running a lot of containers/vms for workloads it tends to box down a little. Outside of that and 4k 3d, don't notice it ever. But the new stuff is only just starting to get better enough that I may upgrade next year sometime.