Advice on CPUs with lots of cores

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Soleron said:

jefforange89 said:

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This is true, however, that would also be getting a 2 GHz 8-core CPU, which isn't really practical for everyday use.  Even the lowest-clocked Thuban would be a lot better for general use.

Yes; I just meant if it was only for this project and not general use.

Since it is meant to be a desktop as well, the Thubans do seem like the best option.

 

6 cores might be acceptable for now, as I can get access to servers with more cores for occasional testing.

It would be great if I could find a nice solution with 8 or more cores, but even having a 6 core CPU would be much better than my current CPU for testing and optimization (a dual core Intel E4500 2.2 GHz).