The world's fastest consumer CPU probably isn't worth the upgrade

[Joystiq]

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If you're able to splurge on Intel's high-end

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, then congratulations, Mr. McDuck! For the rest of us, the next best option is Intel's fastest consumer processor, the

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. And that's nothing to sniff at either: The 3Ghz, eight-core chip runs

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or so, and you'll need to spend more than usual on the motherboard and DDR4 memory. But what if you ask Intel nicely and then they go ahead and ship you one, like I did? Then you'll have this informal test, as I compare the i7-5960X to my six-core, $390

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in both real-world and benchmark tests. Is it worth the extra $660? Hmm.

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