Ironically, when it comes to performance, Intel’s Core i7-3960X is the real Bulldozer. Since its power consumption levels are lower than the Gulftown-based Core i7, it should also deliver amazing performance per watt as well. Is that really the case?
Benchmark Results: Matlab
With the exception of the floating point test with irregular memory access, Sandy Bridge-E clearly is fastest in Matlab, although not as strong as expected compared to the quad-core Sandy Bridge-based LGA 1155 processors.
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
