PhilsComputerLab | 10 years ago this CPU cost $2614 - How does it hold up? The Intel Xeon E5-2697V2! @philscomputerlab | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
I bought Intel's very best Ivy Bridge processor from 2013, the Xeon E5-2697V2 with, at the time unbelievable, 12 Cores, 24 Threads and a launch price of a whopping $2614! Now this CPU can be had for around $40, but how does it handle newer games and is it worth getting?

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