Looking for CPU clock speed recommendations for PS testing?
Looking for CPU clock speed recommendations for PS testing?
Hey there, anyone know a CPU with 5.5 to 6.0 clock speeds? Even if pushed overclocked. If you have, I’d love to run a quick test in Photoshop—open a new PSB file (20x29in, 600ppi, RGB 16bit). Use a hard round at medium and large sizes, dragging around the canvas (including dots), just to check if such a high speed can render brushes smoothly. I’m weighing the upgrade: a 3.2→4.2ghz change hasn’t affected lag for that size project yet. Also, could you snap a quick screencap so we can see any lag? Here’s my current 4.2ghz setup: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S0FMUpw...sp=sharing Build https://pcpartpicker.com/user/jin098/saved/RVVV4D
Clock speed alone doesn<|pad|>, it doesn't tell the whole story. Different CPU generations and models from AMD or Intel offer varying IPC values. IPC stands for Instructions Per Clock, meaning a higher number indicates better performance at the same frequency. For instance, my Broadwell-E i7 6950X with 4.2GHz core/3.5GHz uncore achieved the same single-core performance as my Haswell-E i7 5960X at 4.5GHz core/3.7GHz uncore, provided all other factors matched.
Latest specs now available. Previous model used 1700x Ryzen CPU.
The original Ryzen IPC wasn’t exceptional, even compared to Intel’s Haswell or Broadwell. Today’s chips from AMD or Intel offer significantly better performance and higher clock speeds. You can likely upgrade to a Ryzen 5000 without major changes—just possibly updating your motherboard BIOS. Puget’s analysis covers this in detail: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articl...ance-1956/. While the review focuses on older models, it notes the presence of Intel 10th-gen X chips, which should match your Ryzen’s single-core speed. The article also provides a downloadable PugetBench tool for self-testing. In short, your older CPU struggled with single-core tasks and is now outdated. A drop-in 5000 series upgrade can deliver a noticeable improvement without replacing other components.
I observed a significant variation from 3000 to 5000 series at identical base speeds.