Is 4 Cores Still Enough?

AMD and Intel are trying super hard to get you to buy an 8+ core CPU, but if you're still rocking a quad-core is it worth upgrading?

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Glasswire
1:10 - Test setup
1:40 - Quad Cores getting dominated
2:13 - But life isn't just Cinebench
3:30 - Gaming Benchmarks
5:00 - But life isn't just gaming
6:45 - Why overbuilding can be good
7:26 - The i7-4770K looks tasty at $100
8:35 - Ting Mobile
9:25 - Outro

[ritwikjp]

Linus: “Fact of life, someone is always trying to sell you stuff “
Also Linus: “buy glasswire “

[YourLordMobius]

Linus: tries not to drop tech
Tech: fine I'll do it myself

[wilkins]

Linus: These older components can still perform great for you.
Market: Lets increase the price by 40%

[VaughanDavies]

As someone who has been using an i7-4770k since 2014, I can safely say I will upgrade, but I'm amazed at what my CPU can still do after all these years.

[EDIT], It's been a year since I posted this, but I have finally reached the point where I need to upgrade. Act 3 of Baldur's Gate 3 runs at just 17fps for me. Sadly, my i7-4770k is starting to show its age. (I have a GTX 1080, BG3 is more CPU intensive than GPU)

[realitytechnology]

I'm a huge advocate of budget builds and money saving when things aren't necessary. Love seeing this type of content get some widespread recognition.

[PojebanyWladyslaw]

Linus: is 4 cores enough?

me with a dual-core i5: ah yes, intresting

[NathanMillerVisuals]

My 4790K was still totally usable when I upgraded my PC to handle professional Blender workflows. So used my old motherboard and CPU to make a Plex server/Linux goof around machine. I like to call it the Toyota Hilux of CPUs.

[reginsjose]

Still rocking with a i7 4790 with 16 gigs of RAM and GTX 1650. Delivers me 30-60 fps for whatever i want. PUBG is my major game and gets 75fps sync with monitor

[dumpsterdawg]

When that CPU fell over it was like "Welp It's Linus....Let's just get it over with"

[codespyder]

"The old, crappy quad-core PC you already have"

thanks for taking me down a notch today Linus. I was feeling too good about myself and needed that.

[jason]

"The old, crappy quad-core PC you already have"

I can't believe just a few years ago my i7-7700k w/ a 1080ti was high end...

[raheeldhanani]

So cool! Absolutely agreed, older tech is only older, it's still extremely functional for almost everything that needs doing for most users.

[LuizDK]

Im still rocking my 10years old i7 3770. Best thing i did was to get a good processor back then. Added 2x4gb ddr3 (from 2x4gb originaly) a SSD and swapped the old GTX660 for a GTX1060. Still takes everything i throw at it with grace :) <3

[michaelroy]

I do appreciate the effort to include this perspective along with all the "most powerful gaming PC" fun bits.

[osvass_]

"Are 4 Cores Still Enough?"
Me watching from a 2 core laptop: I dont know, lets find out

[UndertakerUber]

I’m surprised Linus didn’t touch on emulation. It’s still very CPU dependent and emulating more modern systems will be impossible on a 2013 quad core CPU. I tried running RPCS3 and found it to be far too demanding for my 4670k when testing God of War 3, The Last of Us, etc. The 5800x at stock speeds easily made those titles playable.

[techfreakjames]

Linus: "You don't have to buy anything"
Then proceeds to sponsor segue
Then Linus: "Yes, I appreciate the irony".
Al least, he's honest.

[RefluxCapacitor]

Honestly, watching every scrapyard wars during COVID taught me SO MUCH about what is and isn’t possible with cheap, low end, secondhand parts.

[caligoclarus]

Linus: "All you need are 4 cores."*


*with hyperthreading

[mmdarwani]

00:26 Me watching this on my 12 years old dual core processor : heck yes that is right.