Is it really worth it spending that much money for 100 MHz more CPU clock? Which is like 2%
I try to add it up two ways. I use three single-slightly threaded apps all day long while working an 8-10hour day, and my one primary application moves my 8086K out of SpeedStep idle simply by typing keystrokes to 5.4Ghz. (or whatever I have set max clock in bios) if it makes my work move smoother faster with greater responsiveness and lower latency the roi is easy to justify for a work computer.
Adding in the hobby aspect and pure enjoyment of setting up 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 single core boost profile stable (pics attached) and yea, I have no problem paying $880 for a high binned 6-core CPU.
I was reluctant to purchase the highest bin from SL my last four CPUs and went for the 2nd highest to save some money, a 6700K at 4.8 (not 4.9), a 6800K at 4.3 (not 4.4), an 8700K at 5.2 (not 5.3). For the 8086K have no idea why I clicked the 8086K 5.3 bin that night, against all financial logic, but so happy I did.
Some hardware makes you more money and some hardware just makes you happy. Binned processors for me, do both.
Luckily, getting the 8086K high bin, I can take a break for 14months or so, before any new processor is needed to keep up with
the highest single and slightly threaded performance available on planet Earth. mumbo jumbo.
Could have paid much more for Skylake X or Threadripper, yet those platforms would actually slow my work down.
...I should add that all my 8086K overclocking so far has been completed with Noctua single tower air. NH-C14S. Have another one coming in today from Amazon. It's some sweet silicon.
