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throwaway2037 • today at 11:00 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

    > The E5-2620 v4 is great. Have been using it for 10 years now.
10 years? Damn, that is a long time. I always assumed that heat-induced damage will kill a CPU after a certain amount of time (5-7 years). Am I wrong here? I assume yes. Or are CPUs must stronger/tougher than the bad old days?

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bobmcnamara • today at 12:03 PM

Intel sacrificing lifetime for short-term gigahertz is a relatively recent phenomenon.

jansommer • today at 11:21 AM

A quick search on Xeon production yields that it goes through a rather rigorous testing. I wouldn't be surprised that server cpu's in a desktop pc works longer. I can't overclock it either, and that probably helps with its lifespan as well. But yeah, the fact that it actually powers on when i click the button and isn't a limiting factor after 10 years is quite something.

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