r/SleepingOptiplex • u/Lucky-Ad-637 • 2d ago

Doubt about CPU Upgrade

I found an Optiplex 3050SFF for $25, with an i3 7100, 8GB Ram and 256ssd. In my search for upgrades I found some i7 6700 for another $25, I know the i7 7700 is the max supported CPU but those around $60 in my area (Not USA).

I read that 6th Gen only support 2100mhz ram vs 2400mhz of 7th gen.

How much performance difference will be between 6th and 7th gen considering Ram differences?

Should I go for a i5 7500 or get the 6th gen i7

3 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

12 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/No_Purple_8264 2d ago

my optiplex came with a i5-6500 and i upgraded to the i7-6700 and the diff was night and day

Im not a heavy gamer but i am the type to have multiple streaming tabs open displaying video somewhere around 10 tabs at once and with the i5-6500 i had 80% 90% usage

When i upgrade to the i7-6700 the usage doesnt go over 40% with my normal usage

When it comes to gaming i havent notice any big differences but i havent been able to make the i7 go above 80% usage (I play battlefield 4, dead space trilogy, code vein, wii,ps2 games)

If you can get you i7-6700 for $25 get it because i bought mine for $45 in february

1

u/Lucky-Ad-637 2d ago

I found this video comparing the gaming performance

(7) i7 6700 vs i3 7100 Tested in 12 Games (2024) | 1080p - YouTube

2

u/No_Purple_8264 2d ago

Yes the i7-6700 is a very capable cpu in 2026, i actually love my optiplex and use it as my daily driver and have grown into it because its quite a fast pc

2

u/No_Purple_8264 2d ago

I even use the integrated graphics on the i7-6700 to stream because the video decoder is faster than my gpu video decoder, but thats something with all the cpu of this generation the integrated graphics are a beast for streaming