CPU Charts 2012: 86 Processors From AMD And Intel, Tested

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Benchmarking 86 CPUs takes a while. After long last, though, we have 51 models from AMD and 35 from Intel tested in our current suite. If you want to know how your processor sizes up to its competition, you'll find plenty of comparison data inside!

CPU Charts: Intel Processor Overview

CPU Charts: All Intel Processors

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Nehalem Code Name Rev. ManufacturingProcess Socket Number ofCores ClockFrequency L2 Cache L3 Cache MemoryController TDP
Core i3-530 Clarkdale C2 32 nm 1156 2 2.93 GHz 2 x 256 KB 4 MB on-package up to DDR3-1333 73 W
Core i5-661 Clarkdale C2 32 nm 1156 2 3.33 GHz 2 x 256 KB 4 MB on-package up to DDR3-1333 87 W
Core i5-670 Clarkdale C2 32 nm 1156 2 3.47 GHz 2 x 256 KB 4 MB on-package up to DDR3-1333 73 W
Core i5-750 Lynnfield B1 45 nm 1156 4 2.67 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i5-750S Lynnfield B1 45 nm 1156 4 2.4 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1333 82 W
Core i5-760 Lynnfield B1 45 nm 1156 4 2.8 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i7-860 Lynnfield B1 45 nm 1156 4 2.8 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i7-870 Lynnfield B1 45 nm 1156 4 2.93 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i7-875K Lynnfield B1 45 nm 1156 4 2.93 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i7-880 Lynnfield B1 45 nm 1156 4 3.07 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i7-920 Bloomfield C1 45 nm 1366 4 2.67 Ghz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1066 130 W
Core i7-930 Bloomfield D0 45 nm 1366 4 2.8 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1066 130 W
Core i7-960 Bloomfield D0 45 nm 1366 4 3.2 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1066 130 W
Core i7-970 Gulftown B1 32 nm 1366 6 3.2 GHz 6 x 256 KB 12 MB integrated up to DDR3-1066 130 W
Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Bloomfield D0 45 nm 1366 4 3.33 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB integrated up to DDR3-1066 130 W
Core i7-980 Gulftown B1 32 nm 1366 6 3.33 GHz 6 x 256 KB 12 MB integrated up to DDR3-1066 130 W
Core i7-980X Gulftown B1 32 nm 1366 6 3.33 GHz 6 x 256 KB 12 MB integrated up to DDR3-1066 130 W
Core i7-990X Gulftown B1 32 nm 1366 6 3.47 GHz 6 x 256 KB 12 MB integrated up to DDR3-1066 130 W

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Sandy Bridge Code Name Rev. Socket Number ofCores ClockFrequency L2 Cache L3 Cache iGPU MemoryController TDP
Pentium G620 Sandy Bridge Q0 1155 2 2.6 GHz 2 x 256 KB 3 MB HD Graphics850-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1066 65 W
Pentium G630 Sandy Bridge Q0 1155 2 2.7 GHz 2 x 256 KB 3 MB HD Graphics850-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1066 65 W
Pentium G630T Sandy Bridge Q0 1155 2 2.3 GHz 2 x 256 KB 3 MB HD Graphics650-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1066 35 W
Core i5-2300 Sandy Bridge D2 1155 4 2.8 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 2000850-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i5-2310 Sandy Bridge D2 1155 4 2.9 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 2000850-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge D2 1155 4 3.1 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 2000850-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i5-2400S Sandy Bridge D2 1155 4 2.5 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 2000850-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1333 65 W
Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge D2 1155 4 3.3 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 3000850-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1333 65 W
Core i5-2500T Sandy Bridge D2 1155 4 2.3 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 2000850-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1333 65 W
Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge D2 1155 4 3.4 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB HD Graphics 3000850-1350 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i7-2700K Sandy Bridge D2 1155 4 3.5 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB HD Graphics 3000850-1350 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1333 95 W
Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E C1 2011 6 3.2 GHz 6 x 256 KB 12 MB - integrated up to DDR3-1600 130 W
Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge-E C1 2011 6 3.3 GHz 6 x 256 KB 12 MB - integrated up to DDR3-1600 130 W
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Ivy Bridge Code Name Rev. Socket Number ofCores ClockFrequency L2 Cache L3 Cache iGPU MemoryController TDP
Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge E1 1155 4 3.1 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 2500650-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1600 77 W
Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge E1 1155 4 3.2 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 2500650-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1600 77 W
Core i5-3550 Ivy Bridge E1 1155 4 3.3 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 2500650-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1600 77 W
Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge E1 1155 4 3.4 GHz 4 x 256 KB 6 MB HD Graphics 4000650-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1600 77 W
Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge E1 1155 4 3.5 GHz 4 x 256 KB 8 MB HD Graphics 4000650-1100 MHz integrated up to DDR3-1600 77 W
108 Comments Comment from the forums
  • amdfangirl
    Sometimes I wish you updated legacy CPUs like the Core 2 Duo or even perhaps the Athlon 64 X2 series, just one or two models so that people upgrading can have an idea how much faster the CPU is in relation to their new purchase.
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  • Where are the Visual Studio Test results?
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  • johnsonjohnson
    Sandy and Ivy i3s are MIA.
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  • emperor piehead
    Why is the fx6300 missing i wanted to see how it fit into this
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  • Thanks Toms, now i know that i can get double the performance and 3/4 the power consumption going from AMD 955 to a Core i5 3570K.
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  • mayankleoboy1
    Great benchmarks.
    But i want some processors which were legendary overclockers, and representatives of their generation of CPU's, included with a nominal OC :

    intel C2D E7300 : 2.66- > 3.33
    Intel C2Q Q6600 : 2.4- > 3.0ghz
    Intel i5-750 : 2.66 - >3.33

    Its highly likely that a person has owned at least one of these CPU's. I want to know how well these compare to modern processors.
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  • mayankleoboy1
    And please update the Winrar to version 4.2 . The 3.9 you are using is quite old and has poor multithreading.
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  • bak0n
    amdfangirlSometimes I wish you updated legacy CPUs like the Core 2 Duo or even perhaps the Athlon 64 X2 series, just one or two models so that people upgrading can have an idea how much faster the CPU is in relation to their new purchase.I always wish this. Beyond that the AM3 Athlon X2's are still being sold at newegg and the Phenom X2's are not...
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  • Soma42
    amdfangirlSometimes I wish you updated legacy CPUs like the Core 2 Duo or even perhaps the Athlon 64 X2 series, just one or two models so that people upgrading can have an idea how much faster the CPU is in relation to their new purchase.
    Agreed, maybe just one dual core and one quad? q9550 and e6850? not that I still own both of those or anything...

    But let's do some math. Just for a rough order of magnitude I figure an average of 15% increase in performance per clock cycle, per generation (not including clock speed, number of cores, etc.). So if we start back at Conroe and work our way to present day Ivy Bridge, that's 5 new generations of processors. 1.15^5 = 2.01

    Which means that an Ivy Bridge CPU at the same speed as a Conroe CPU (2006ish) is about 2x as fast per clock cycle, on average. Once you take into account faster clock speeds, number of cores, cache sizes, integrated memory controllers, etc. and more importantly what software will be used with the CPUs the real world performance difference could be almost nothing to somewhere around 10-15x as fast.

    I digress. The point being, is I would like to see some more benchies Tom's! Prove me wrong!
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  • flyflinger
    Lot of great info here, but missing Core i3 info leaves a big hole in the data point. Please add.
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