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| System Name | Bragging Rights |
|---|---|
| Processor | Atom Z3735F 1.33GHz |
| Motherboard | It has no markings but it's green |
| Cooling | No, it's a 2.2W processor |
| Memory | 2GB DDR3L-1333 |
| Video Card(s) | Gen7 Intel HD (4EU @ 311MHz) |
| Storage | 32GB eMMC and 128GB Sandisk Extreme U3 |
| Display(s) | 10" IPS 1280x800 60Hz |
| Case | Veddha T2 |
| Audio Device(s) | Apparently, yes |
| Power Supply | Samsung 18W 5V fast-charger |
| Mouse | MX Anywhere 2 |
| Keyboard | Logitech MX Keys (not Cherry MX at all) |
| VR HMD | Samsung Oddyssey, not that I'd plug it into this though.... |
| Software | W10 21H1, barely |
| Benchmark Scores | I once clocked a Celeron-300A to 564MHz on an Abit BE6 and it scored over 9000. |
People complaining about the cost of the 5800X3D need to remember that it can increase their GPU performance in games by a larger margin than the difference between a $1200 3080Ti and a $1500 3090.
If that 5% better GPU performance is worth an extra $300, then you can afford to spend an extra $150 on a CPU that gives you up to 20% more performance.
Sure, if you're limping along with a GTX 1060 or something, then you should sort your GPU bottleneck out first. The high price of the 5800X3D and 12900KS is justified at the flagship GPU end of the spectrum where using anything other than the best CPU available will reduce the effectiveness of your vastly more expensive GPU. Using even a "good" CPU instead of "the best" CPU is a false economy in a world where top-end GPUs cost 5-10x more than a decent CPU.
If that 5% better GPU performance is worth an extra $300, then you can afford to spend an extra $150 on a CPU that gives you up to 20% more performance.
Sure, if you're limping along with a GTX 1060 or something, then you should sort your GPU bottleneck out first. The high price of the 5800X3D and 12900KS is justified at the flagship GPU end of the spectrum where using anything other than the best CPU available will reduce the effectiveness of your vastly more expensive GPU. Using even a "good" CPU instead of "the best" CPU is a false economy in a world where top-end GPUs cost 5-10x more than a decent CPU.
I thought you are referring to the CPU but clearly you have been talking about the GPUs.
