A 10 year old Xeon is all you need

Post by throwaway2037 » Mon, Jun 08, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC

bobmcnamara wrote: post #82

throwaway2037 wrote: post #65

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> The E5-2620 v4 is great. Have been using it for 10 years now. 10 years? Damn, that is a long time. I always assumed that heat-induced damage will kill a CPU after a certain amount of time (5-7 years). Am I wrong here? I assume yes. Or are CPUs must stronger/tougher than the bad old days?

Intel sacrificing lifetime for short-term gigahertz is a relatively recent phenomenon.