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.