ever since sandy bridge. max ipc from an enthusiast overclock point of view has been moot.
an i7-4770k (~4.5 GHz) is no faster than an i7-3770k (~4.7 GHz) nor an i7-2700k (~5.0 GHz).
could use a boost in mim frame rate for some cpu heavy games. that mean more ipc.
so - unless broadwell or skylake can differentiate from the current trend.
why waste $$$.
an i7-4770k (~4.5 GHz) is no faster than an i7-3770k (~4.7 GHz) nor an i7-2700k (~5.0 GHz).
could use a boost in mim frame rate for some cpu heavy games. that mean more ipc.
so - unless broadwell or skylake can differentiate from the current trend.
why waste $$$.
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