On the other hand, the E7-8890 v3 (the closest equivalent to a 14700K in core count at the time from a quick glance) had an MSRP of $7174.00[1]. So maybe I was

On the other hand, the E7-8890 v3 (the closest equivalent to a 14700K in core count at the time from a quick glance) had an MSRP of $7174.00[1]. So maybe I was a bit too high on the pricing earlier, but my point still stands that the computing horsepower we have such easy access to today was literal big time magic just a decade ago. [1]: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/84685/intel-xeon-processor-e7-8890-v3-45m-cache-2-50-ghz.html https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/84685/i...