Updated: Tom's Hardware 2010 Charts
During the course of 2010, we've updated our Charts section several times to bring existing categories up to date and add a number of others. Check out the CPUs, coolers, graphics cards, USB thumb drives, SSDs, hard drives, and NAS appliances we've added.
While our North American team is busy writing reviews of the latest CPUs, graphics cards, and motherboards, Tom’s Hardware’s lab in Germany keeps a constant stream of components on its test beds for the express purpose of updating our Charts section.
We’ve just completed an overhaul of several Charts pages, which you can use to not only compare the performance of a wide range of parts, but also temperatures, noise, and power consumption.
To begin, our CPU Charts have been updated for 2010. New in this latest version are:
- AMD Athlon II X2 260u
- AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
- AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
- Core i3-530
- Intel Core i5-750S
- Intel Core i7-930
- Intel Core i7-960
- Intel Core i7-970
- Intel Core i7-980X
You’ll find the results of our performance testing (along with a performance index) in our 2010 Desktop CPU Charts. All told, there are 33 processors from AMD and 44 from Intel represented here.
Though our CPU Cooler charts are not brand new, they haven’t been mentioned in a Charts update yet, so here you go. Fourteen different vendors are represented, including:
- 3R System
- Coolage
- Cooler Master
- Corsair
- Dynatron
- EKL
- Gelid
- GlacialTech
- Intel
- Nexus
- Noctua
- Prolimatech
- Spire
- Zalman
The Cooler Chart is a work in progress, and we’ve slowly been adding models each month. For the most current iteration of what we have online, check out CPU Cooler Charts for 2010.
The Gaming Graphics Cards Charts were recently updated for Q3’10, and you’ll now find the complete range of Radeon HD 5000-series cards, and a couple of different models of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 460. In addition, we’ve included CrossFire and SLI results for the configurations where we had hardware on-hand to enable those multi-GPU technologies.
Note also that all of these cards (many of which were tested previously) have been re-tested using a new, updated benchmark suite that includes Aliens vs. Predator, Avatar, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, and Supreme Commander 2.
- Radeon HD 5970
- Radeon HD 5870
- Radeon HD 5850
- Radeon HD 5830
- Radeon HD 5770
- Radeon HD 5750
- Radeon HD 5670
- Radeon HD 5570
- Radeon HD 5550
- Radeon HD 4890
- Radeon HD 4870
- Radeon HD 4850
- Radeon HD 4830
- Radeon HD 4770
- Radeon HD 4670
- Radeon HD 3870
- GeForce GTX 460
- GeForce GTX 295
- GeForce GTX 285
- GeForce GTX 280
- GeForce GTX 275
- GeForce GTX 260
- GeForce GTS 250
- GeForce GT 240
- GeForce 9800 GX2
- GeForce 9800 GTX+
- GeForce 9800 GT
The GTX 480, 470, and 465 are currently missing, and we’re looking to get those added/updated ASAP.
You’ll find the results of our performance testing for these cards, plus SLI and CrossFire configurations, in our 2010 Gaming Graphics Charts (High Quality).
We’ve also added USB Thumb Drive Charts, which currently include 11 different products based on USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. Included, you’ll find:
- Super Talent RAIDDrive USB 3.0
- Corsair Voyager GTR
- Silicon Power LuxMini 920
- Kingston DataTraveler 410
- Kingston DataTraveler 160
- Kingston DataTraveler 102
- Patriot Xporter XT Boost
- Patriot Xporter Razzo
- LaCie itsaKey
- LaCie iamaKey
- Transcend JetFlash 600
You’ll find the results of our performance testing in our USB Thumb Drive Charts.
Brand new for 2010 are our Enterprise Hard Drive Charts. All of the results in this one are new, and it’s populated by 25 products from Seagate, Hitachi, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. The product families represented include:
- Seagate Savvio
- Seagate Cheetah
- Seagate Cheetah NS.2
- Seagate Constellation
- Seagate Constellation ES
- Hitachi Ultrastar
- Toshiba MBFxxxxRC
- Fujitsu MBxx RC-Series
In addition to performance metrics, you’ll find drive temperature statistics, along with power consumption figures. Those results are all available in our Enterprise Hard Drive Charts 2010.
Our third generation of SSD Charts includes 17 different products, representing flash controllers from several vendors. You can expect to find the following drives (and a number of variants) compared in fresh and used states employing synthetic tests, real-world metrics, power measurements, efficiency analysis, and a performance index:
- Crucial M225
- Crucial RealSSD C300
- G.Skill Phoenix
- Intel X25-M G2
- Intel X25-V
- OCZ Vertex
- Toshiba HG2
- Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue
For more on the results of our SSD testing, please check out the SSD Charts for 2010.
Finally, we’ve indexed the performance of several external USB 3.0 drives. The results currently include eight different drive-based enclosures capable of shattering the performance bottlenecks previously imposed by USB 2.0-class hardware.
- A-Data Nobility
- Buffalo HD-PE500U3
- PQI H566
- Samsung Story Station 3.0
- Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk
- Transcend StoreJet 25M3
- Western Digital My Book 3.0
We tested these drives using h2benchw, IOmeter, and a handful of file transfers. If you’re in the market for USB 3.0-based storage, check out our USB 3.0 Hard Disk Charts.
Processors, graphics cards, and SSDs are of course some of the most popular components folks look up on Tom’s Hardware. However, we also have a fairly extensive storage testing facility in Germany that runs through a lot of network-attached gear. We have 134 different configurations (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10) tested in healthy and degraded states from the following vendors:
- Buffalo (TeraStation)
- Certon
- Co-World
- Intel (SS4200-E)
- Iomega (StorCenter)
- LaCie (5big)
- LG
- Maxtor (Shared Storage)
- Promise
- QNAP
- Seagate
- Synology
- Thecus
- Vox
- Western Digital (MyBook)
If you’re in the market for a NAS appliance, check out our Network-Attached Storage Charts.
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Awesome. I've been waiting to see the new Intel and AMD processors on the CPU charts for comparison. Thank You TH
Could you add and/or review the patriot inferno series of SSDs? They are cheaper than ocz but perform about the same from all the other reviews Ive seen. would be nice to see them on the tom's charts too.
Good. Finally RTS games besides FPS included into benchmarks as well. Thank you
Awesome.
And nice to finally see those cooler charts too. Until 2 months ago, I never even knew that toms had cooler charts.
Awesome. And nice to finally see those cooler charts too. Until 2 months ago, I never even knew that toms had cooler charts.
Tom's has cpu cooler charts?
CPU cooler charts need somemore info and clarification..For example: What fans were used for the coolers that are not sold with ones e.g the megahalems? Were the tests done in open bench or inside the case? What thermal paste is used? etc.
gj
Nice updates.
Why hasn't the 1 gb "eco" version of the 9800GT been tested and listed? This card is still a player in the "no extra power pin" market.
Ahhh....fantastic news. Thanks for the new charts and for being thorough.
We know it's tough to continue to keep up with all of the new games/software and equipment, but it is a huge resource for us.
Thermalright and/or thermaltake coolers?
You forgot the GTS 450 too
Awesome! (b^_^)b
I really wish Tom's could highlight (in green) the card/processor that wins in direct comparisons, I always find I look at the number and then the unit and I feel a sense of disappointment.
No i5 760?
ITS ABOUT TIME!!!! AND YOU FORGOT THE 450's!
Thanks Tom's for creating such a valuable resource asset to the PC community. These charts ROCK!
The 4870's with 512MB of ram in a certain test got a 0.00.
If you figure that the score should have been about 32fps (when you compare it to the ones that were tested).
The 4870's score would be HIGHER than a GTX 460.
I only paid $80 for my 4870.
How much does a GTX 460 cost?
Tom
You know the Hierarchy Chart you guys put at the end of the best graphics or cpu for the money articles.
You should create a link to these these hierarchy charts on the corresponding pc component chart pages and create some new hierarchy charts for the other charts (server cpu and workstation graphics etc).
I find the hierarchy chart very useful for comparing products but its always a pain to find.
I'll be happy when there is 480/470/465/460/450 info to compare with.
Hopefully followed by Radeon 6xxx data in a month or two :>
wow nice but did you guys forget about the ATI 4870x2 cards they still hold up well agaqinst the current offering that AMD & Nvidia have on the market. I own 2 in a quad fire setup & I know for a fact they will best most of the cards out there right now at least when you have two of them that is,& even if a single 4780x2 is tested it normally sits near the top of the charts in most games.
Very nice.
I'd like to make a request regarding the graphics charts. Please set up a filter that will allow selection of monitor resolution first, to answer the question "How will card xx do at my monitor's resolution?" This information is available now, but requires poring over many charts to get it. Thanks.
Good to see, thanks for the update. This (along with reviews) is really the bread and butter of this site and the reason that many of us started coming here (all those years ago).
I'm glad to see the RTS added to the lineup. I would have expected StarCraft 2, but I supposed these have been in the making for many months, before the game was released.
Amazing. I always love when these get updated. We definitely appreciate the time that goes into this. Kick back with a cold one Tom's Germany.
Awesome article! Hopefully you do these more often, like at least once every 3-4 months. That would be great!
who are the crackheads who voted down a request to add an additional SSD drive to the charts? WTF? I should just start voting down every thing everyone says based on the first letter of their posts... that makes just about as much sense.
The comparison feature often does not show the names of some or all of the cards that have been selected. Please fix.
I love running the same benchmarks at home to see if everything is running as it should. =)
on the read and write access times of the SSDs, I do believe you mean that the access time is in microseconds, not milliseconds.
Thank you so much for the cooler benchmarks. That was one of the nebulous points about considering a new build. The cooler master 212 seems to be the golden standard around me, but I greatly appreciated seeing results from the myriad of other coolers out there. Keep it up Tom's!
I appreciate you guys so much for all your hard work, and thanks for the updated cooler benchmarks. So where is the the Cooler Master 212 Plus? It has to be the most mentioned/recommended chiller on the whole forum. Would like to know if that advice is valid. Also, I am having a hard time understanding the dismal results of the Noctua NH-D14. Sixth? I do not think I have ever seen it less than 3rd in anyone else's evaluation. Please tell us more about how you tested - what chip was overclocked that generated so much (or so little) heat that the former champ dropped so low? Did you put leaf blowers for fans on those Prolimatechs to get the temps so low? Inquiring THG readers are wantign to know.