I put this into an ASUS x99 Deluxe II and have run pretty much every modern OS on it, with very good success. My primary usage is for building software (Android apps.) While many think a $1,000+ processor is a bit extreme (I was previously in that boat) I can assure you for the right use cases it makes a world of difference. To justify it, I built the same app on the latest 15" Retina MacbookPro, 2015 Razer Blade, a Skylake desktop, and plenty of lesser hardware. The best machine (Skylake desktop) was 2.5x slower than this processor. I normalized memory and disks to really isolate the processor and was just floored by this outcome. It might not sound like a lot but saving 30 minutes of literally sitting and waiting turns into billable work hours. In just a month thats 1-2 additional working days, paying off the entire investment.
I suspect other compiled software environments would respond accordingly and from my very basic video, audio, and photo usage I find it excels in pretty much every area. Gaming is about the same as the Skylake desktop using the exact same video cards in SLI, but I don't go too crazy with demanding games/settings.
| Processor | 3.2 GHz core_i7 |
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