Comment by jjgghhggc
I agree. Even my quad core i7 from 2011 is still fast enough for everything average consumer does. Heck, even average i5 laptop from 2015 or so is more than sufficient.
I agree. Even my quad core i7 from 2011 is still fast enough for everything average consumer does. Heck, even average i5 laptop from 2015 or so is more than sufficient.
I don't notice any issues with an i5-6600k or an n100. Both are 4c/4t and extremely snappy. The only ways to get them above like 0.5 load are CPU intensive tasks like compiling, video editing, or games. The only thing I've found I can't do is real time viewing of 200 Mbit/s 4k60 10 bit 4:2:2 h265 off my camera because it's software decoded (software can only do ~half speed).
idk about that. I had an i5 2019 macbook and that thing was so incredibly slow and hot. When the M1 came out it felt like jumping 10 years foward.
I disagree. I would submit that the average consumer utilizes a lot of computing power and that you might actually be using less than that as a more technical power user with more discerning tastes in applications and a viewpoint that sees the computer as more of a tool than an entertainment and lifestyle device.
I would also sumbit that the person who is still using a computer from 2011 would never have bought an i7 in the first place. They’re not going to follow an upgrade path where they say “I had a core i3 in 2011 that is too slow now so I’ll replace it with something that had a 2011 i7 that I couldn’t justify purchasing at the time.” Instead they’re more likely to say “I bought this laptop 15 years ago and I’ve battered the hell out of it and I’ve been frugal and it’s time for a new one,” and when they buy that new one it will also be a very modest configuration.
So the fact that a top of the line processor from 15 years ago is still serviceable is not really all that relevant. It’s going to not even be worth it on power consumption alone if you’re running it 24/7.
In other words, there’s more to a chip than raw performance.
I only partially agree. I recently got nostalgic and bought a 2nd-gen Core-i7 ThinkPad X220 from ebay (similar to what i had back in my university days).
It's generally very usable util you open firefox and browse a modern website. Chrome/chromium aren't any better.
The issue with old hardware is web browser and web pages, particularly web pages. Modern websites are incredible resource drains, it's unbelievable.
I can easily read documentation from old-school cool websites like https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/ but anything fancier than that gets the fan wheels spinning...