131 CPUs Benched

[evolucion8]

My old QX6850 was totally stable and it would reach as high as 86C with no problems, it would have issues once it reached 92C or more. (Where I live, the norm is between 82F and 90F all year mind you)

My current CPU never reaches 80C, so I don't know how much punishment it might get before having issues.

 

[Magusigne]

Thanks for the awesome link OP.

Bookmarking this for future reference.

 

[SanDiegoPC]

Very nice, I especially liked the cumulative performance chart
http://www.behardware.com/articles/778/page14.html
Glad to see my Q6600 still holds its own pretty well.

One of the computers I still use on a regular basis was my last build: an overclocked Q6600. While it won't hold a candle to this one, it's still a very VERY good & reliable piece of equipt.

 

[Marty502]

It seems buying an Athlon X4 620 and overclocking it to the sky is a killer deal. It gets a sick performance number overall.

Man my poor X2 3800 is getting old. It's running at X2 5000 specs now.
And even if it somehow did 4 Ghz it would still be slow for nowadays' stuff.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Just to point out the review has been updated...

It now includes 146 CPUs, including the i7 980X

http://www.behardware.com/articles/778-1/giant-roundup-146-intel-and-amd-processors.html

 

[RussianSensation]

my opteron 165 @ 4800+ is looking a little short 🙁

i don't want to buy an 860 and then have next month come around with 32nm quads tho 🙁

Intel hasn't announced any 32nm quads for Socket 1156 for all of 2010 as far as I recall. If you want to futureproof your platform, go with Core i7 930 and Socket 1366 then. We may see 32nm quads on socket 1156 down the line, but I don't see them being significantly faster than a 3.9-4.2ghz overclocked Core i7 860s.

As you can see from the review chart, more or less all Core i7s are close to each other (other than 980X :awe🙂. Therefore, you really see most significant performance increases in generational leaps --> C2D --> C2Q Penryn -> Core i7. So I imagine Sandy Bridge/Bulldozer will bring a beating to current architectures in a similar fashion next year.

 

[aigomorla]

Just to point out the review has been updated...

It now includes 146 CPUs, including the i7 980X

http://www.behardware.com/articles/778-1/giant-roundup-146-intel-and-amd-processors.html

Yup having the 980 smash the 975.

I would know cuz i have both. 😀

No... my 980 smashes my 975...

But the 980 comes out in 3 weeks.