Single-threaded iTunes and LAME give us a closer look at per-clock performance, and it appears the Core 2 architecture requires between 17-21% (500-700 MHz) higher frequency to match Ivy Bridge. The Celeron G1610 would be roughly equivalent to a 3.16 GHz E8500. Overclocked to 4.0 GHz, Core 2 Duo should outrun any current frequency-locked Ivy Bridge-based Pentium or Celeron, at least in these audio encoders.


However, Intel’s Ivy Bridge architecture shines brighter in HandBrake and Total Code Studio video encoding. The Celeron G1610 makes quick work of a stock Core 2 Duo E8400, while the Pentium G2020 is able to trades blows with the overclocked E8400, despite an 1,100 MHz handicap.


Core i3-3225's dual-core configuration is no match for Core 2 Quad Q9550's four physical cores in HandBrake, but its logical cores and/or memory bandwidth are put to better use in Rovi TotalCode Studio.
- Old Vs. New: Six Intel Processors, Benchmarked
- Test System Configuration And Benchmarks
- Results: Synthetics
- Results: Audio And Video
- Results: Adobe Creative Suite
- Results: Productivity
- Results: Compression
- Game Testing Methodology
- Results: Borderlands 2
- Results: Crysis 3
- Results: F1 2012
- Results: Far Cry 3
- Results: Hitman: Absolution
- Results: StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm
- Results: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Results: Tomb Raider
- Overclocking: More Voltage, Higher Clocks
- Overclocking: 3D Game Performance
- Power Consumption
- Performance Summary
- How Do Five-Year-Old CPUs Hold Up Against Ivy Bridge?
Also, amoralman, did you read this? It's basically assuring you that your C2D is still awesome as a budget processor.
Also holy crap on 1.45 vcore on the C2D
I find it shocking that my E6600(which I still hold in high regard, is far far worse than a 50 dollar Celeron. My mind is blown.
That said, today's quads have a more efficient and better architecture than those of yesteryear, and the 3570K is a popular choice for enthusiasts.
intel made all their leaps forward with this architecture, and killed AMD in the process. And has never really moved past it... 6 years on and it still stands toe to toe with the latest and greatest.
I'm not that surprised really.
i have both and the 3570k is significantly faster than an e6600, i always had problems with the e6600 not being fast enough for my taste, its a night and day difference between the 2