Intel & AMD Processor Hierarchy (Archive)

[cangelini]

Here is a resource to help you judge if a CPU is a reasonable value: The gaming CPU hierarchy chart groups CPUs with similar performance.

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[Tzn]

Basically if you are at least on Sandy Bridge you are saved a few years. Yay i have i5-3570s.

 

[Eggz]

And another CPUs hierarchy chart! Thanks for the update

 

[thunderbird32]

My poor old Yorkfield Core 2 is getting really long in the tooth.

 

[CaedenV]

Yay! 4 years later and my CPU is still in the 2nd tier (i7 2600 non-K)! I just need to throw a newer GPU in my system and I think I'll be good for another few years until 4K gaming really becomes a thing.

 

[ODuron]

"At this point, anyone with a Sandy Bridge-based Core i7 would realize a gain from stepping up to Skylake or Haswell-E, for example." OK, my CPU is a 3930K after a few years it's sitting at the tops of the charts. I was thinking there should be a chart that compares CPU's and features. One chart could compare the i7 series say from the i7 2600 to the new i7 6700K. I'm looking to upgrade to the Z170 chipset, but is it worth it?

 

[Turb0Yoda]

I still have a E5300... RIP

 

[Pareja]

I'm from Brasil, sorry for my bad english. I think you can make a better list, divide it in more tiers. For example: I know that FX 6300 it's more powerfull than mine Athlon II x4 640, (twice) in all that i have read.
In your's GPU hierarchy Chart the same hapens, mine HD 7750 it's twice faster than GTS 250 and the two cards are in the same tier in the chart.
Thanks in advance.

 

[vern72]

Yay! One of my CPUs is still viable (barely). The other CPU is nearly dropping off the bottom.

 

[cdabc123]

c'mon you got to throw some xeons on that list. they are becoming more popular chips and preform extremely well. my old x5677 setup can still preform within the 2nd tier.

 

[Hellowalkman]

next update when Zen releases

 

[blazorthon]

c'mon you got to throw some xeons on that list. they are becoming more popular chips and preform extremely well. my old x5677 setup can still preform within the 2nd tier.

They perform the same as an i5 or i7 (depending on the Xeon having HTT or not) of the same architecture and frequency. Sure, they could be added, but it would be a little redundant.

 

[jeyman]

Good to see my antique i7-3770k and my wife's i5-2500k (although not on the list, but close enough) still are contenders. The world moves on, but with those two overclocked to 4.5Ghz, I don't really have much call to upgrade until they die. Some of the best CPU money I have ever spent given the longevity. My pair of 7970's are getting a little old too but still hold their own just fine. Until 4k gaming becomes a norm, and this whole G-Sync/FreeSync thing gets cleared up, I see no serious need for a change. This has been an oddly quiet and somewhat refreshing period of time in PC building. The only major changes in the mainstream have been in the adoption, growth, and price per GB of SSDs.

 

[Robert Cook]

I feel the Phenom II X6 1100T should be second tier not third. If you get a good board and spend thirty minutes overclocking, it will get rather close to a 3770. Also, all the X4 BEs should be in the same category, as they all overclock very well, and inevitably reach about the same speeds.

 

[aoe21]

So according to your charts the i5 3550 and 3570 are faster gaming cpus than the i7 2600K and 2700K and belong to a higher tier??

 

[W32BenN]

There might be a minor typo in the fourth tier:
Core i5-3220T

Is this the i3-3220T? If so, pretty good showing for a low TDP chip.

 

[CyranD]

It took 7 years but my i7 965 finally been knock down to the second tier.

 

[Valantar]

Good to see my antique i7-3770k and my wife's i5-2500k (although not on the list, but close enough) still are contenders. The world moves on, but with those two overclocked to 4.5Ghz, I don't really have much call to upgrade until they die. Some of the best CPU money I have ever spent given the longevity. My pair of 7970's are getting a little old too but still hold their own just fine. Until 4k gaming becomes a norm, and this whole G-Sync/FreeSync thing gets cleared up, I see no serious need for a change. This has been an oddly quiet and somewhat refreshing period of time in PC building. The only major changes in the mainstream have been in the adoption, growth, and price per GB of SSDs.

If those are antiques, what is my Q9450? I have to say, it keeps up with the Fury X I bought thus summer more than well enough (at 2560*1440). A bit bottlenecked, sure, but it'll do until I see how Xen does next year.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

You think the i7-3770k and i5-2500k is antique? Look at my E5300... I don't even see it on the list.

 

[Robert Cook]

I got a 1802 RCA processor, I think it is probably tier two if I overclock....
after all sub 1MHz is super fast... for 1978....

 

[psiboy]

Wait.. What!? Where are the mobile chips?!

 

[Mike_108]

I'm considering upgrading in the near future. I have the I 7 920, 24gb ddr3 1066. Will skylake be my best choice? PS, I'm a professional photographer which uses photoshop and Lightroom on a daily basis.

 

[AndrewJacksonZA]

Thanks guys!

Some feedback: I would place the 5775C, 5820K, 5930K and 5960X in a class of their own above everything else. the 5775C for it's gfx, the rest for sheer raw power.

Just my 2c.

 

[dankumm]

wonder where the new i3 6100 falls onto the list. Don't see the mainstream skylake i3 grouping anywhere yet

 

[beetlejuicegr]

When i was buying i5-2500k out of need (my i7 920 motherboard was fried and a new would cost 250, while an i5 2500k and a mobo was about the same!), a friend of mine, guru pc expert told me "you are getting a cpu for many years". He was right, i am overclocking i5 2500k with a cheap closed loop watercooling, at 4.3 and i am sure it's performance is top tier