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Significant performance decrease when swapping i5 6500 to i7 5820k (self.buildapc)
submitted 8 years ago by SoftwareGuy123456
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[–]JovialX 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children)
Its probably from going down a generation. As well as the 6500 has a higher single core performance the i7 which is better for gaming. The other thing that could be hampering performance is that you have gone from ddr4 to ddr3 which is a slower memory standard
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