Legacy CPU Benchmarks

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Legacy CPU Product Benchmarks

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Bench Results

Intel (Sandy Bridge) Core i7 2600K (95W, $317) - 4C/8T, 3.4 GHz, 1MB L2, 8MB L3

Intel (Sandy Bridge) Core i5 2500K (95W) - 4C/4T, 3.3GHz, 1MB L2, 6MB L3

Product Ratings & Comparisons

z(Retired) Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Retouch Artists Speed Test
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

11.3

12.6

z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Overall
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

274

265

z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - E-Learning
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

244

z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Video Creation
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

255

251

z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Productivity
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

283

273

z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - 3D
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

318

296

z(Retired) DivX 6.8.5 Encode (Xmpeg 5.0.3)
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

29.1

31.3

z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 1st pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

106.4

100.8

z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 2nd pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

36.3

27.7

z(Retired) Windows Media Encoder 9 x64
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc 3dsmax 8 CPU Test
CPU Rendering Composite Score - Higher is Better

20.1

17.4

z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Radiosity
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

8.405

10.45

z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Throne Shadowmap
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

6.24

6.677

z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - CBALLS2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

3.41

3.923

z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SinglePipe2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

13.098

15.101

z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Underwater
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

14.452

17.455

z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SpaceFlyby
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

18.215

20.995

z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - UnderwaterEscape
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

16.118

17.925

z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Single Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better

6397

5860

z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Multi-Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better

24933

20381

z(Retired) POV-Ray 3.7 beta 23 - SMP Benchmark
CPU Score in PPS - Higher is Better

4875

3439

z(Retired) Par2 - Multi-Threaded par2cmdline 0.4
Time to Recover 57.2MB from 707.5MB Archive in Seconds - Lower is Better

17.3

19.8

z(Retired) Blender 2.48a Character Render
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

40.1

46.1

z(Retired) Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1 - Monte Carlo Simulation
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

11.1

15.4

z(Retired) Sorenson Squeeze Pro 5 - Flash Video Creation
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

72.7

90.8

z(Retired) WinRAR 3.8 Compression - 300MB Archive
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

59.6

70.5

z(Retired) Fallout 3 - 1680 x 1050 - Medium Quality
Frames per Second - Higher is Better

96.9

90.3

z(Retired) Left 4 Dead - 1680 x 1050 - Max Settings (No AA/AF/Vsync)
Frames per Second - Higher is Better

145.8

142.7

z(Retired) Far Cry 2 - 1680 x 1050 - Playback (Action Scene) - Medium Quality
Frames per Second - Higher is Better

80.4

78.9

z(Retired) Crysis Warhead - 1680 x 1050 - Mainstream Quality (Physics on Enthusiast) - assault bench
Frames per Second - Higher is Better

90.5

91.6

z(Retired) Idle Power Consumption (2010)
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better

80.4

79.9

z(Retired) Load Power Consumption (x264 1st Pass)
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better

127.6

133

z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 1st pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better

97.1

100

z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 2nd pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better

38.8

28.7

z(Win7) 7-zip Benchmark (Win7)
32MB Dictionary - Total MIPS - Higher is Better

21715

15274

z(Retired) 7-zip Real World Compression
Create 300MB Archive - KB/s - Higher is Better

4611

4369

z(Retired) Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1
Heavy Math Operations - Time in Seconds - Lower is Better

3.4

4.4

z(Retired) Dragon Age Origins - 1680 x 1050 - Max Settings (no AA/Vsync)
Frames per Second - Higher is Better

156

159.4

z(Retired) Dawn of War II - 1680 x 1050 - Ultra Settings
Frames per Second - Higher is Better

85.2

82.3

z(Retired) World of Warcraft
FRAPS Runthrough - FPS - Higher is Better

118.5

119.4

z(Retired) Idle Power Consumption (Win7/Radeon HD 5870)
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better

73.4

z(Retired) Load Power Consumption x264 HD 3.03 1st pass (Win7/Radeon HD 5870)
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better

128

125.6

z(Retired) Starcraft 2
1024 x 768 - Medium Graphics, Ultra CPU Settings

62.6

64.9

z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Overall
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

212

179

z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Office Productivity
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

176

159

z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Media Creation
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

197

172

z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Web Development
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

221

184

z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - Data/Financial Analysis
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

268

195

z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - 3D Modeling
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

234

191

z(Retired) SYSMark 2012 - System Management
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better

187

174

z(Retired) Build Chromium Project - Visual Studio 2010
Compile Time in Minutes - Lower is Better

18.6

27.1

z(Win 7) TrueCrypt 7.1 Benchmark (AES Performance)
Mean Encryption/Decryption AES Algorithm - GB/s

3.7

2.8

z(Retired) Rage vt_benchmark - 1920 x 1200
Time in Seconds to Transcode Textures - Max Threads - Lower is Better

0.18

0.26

z(Retired) Metro 2033 Frontline Benchmark - 1024 x 768 - DX11 High Quality
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better

96.5

91.5

z(Retired) Metro 2033 Frontline Benchmark - 1920 x 1200 - DX11 High Quality
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better

53.5

z(Retired) DiRT 3 - Aspen Benchmark - 1024 x 768 Low Quality
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better

173.3

170.6

z(Retired) DiRT 3 - Aspen Benchmark - 1920 x 1200 High Quality
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better

102.6

104.4

z(Retired) Crysis Warhead Assault Benchmark - 1680 x 1050 Mainstream DX10 64-bit
Average Frames per Second - Higher is Better

119

114.4

z(Retired) Civilization V - 1680 x 1050 - DX11 High Quality
Full Render Score in Frames per Second - Higher is Better

128.1

124.3

z(Retired) Civilization V - 1680 x 1050 - DX11 High Quality
Full Render Score in Frames per Second - Higher is Better

128.1

124.3

z(Retired) Civilization V - 1680 x 1050 - DX11 High Quality
No Render Score (CPU test) in Frames per Second - Higher is Better

128.1

124.3

z(Win7) Cinebench 11.5 - Single Threaded
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better

1.56

1.47

z(Win7) Cinebench 11.5 - Multi-Threaded
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better

7.48

5.42

z(Win7) 3D Particle Movement: Single Threaded
Score (Higher is Better)

120.39

117.5

z(Win7) 3D Particle Movement: MultiThreaded
Score (Higher is Better)

653.1

374.67

z(Win 7) FastStone Image Viewer 4.9
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)

z(Win 7) WinRAR 5.01, 2867 files, 1.52 GB
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)

63.66

84.09

z(Win 7) HandBrake v0.9.9 LQ Film
Frames Per Second

423.68

416.6

z(Win 7) HandBrake v0.9.9 2x4K
Frames Per Second

15.5

15.59

z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Stage 1: Align Photos
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)

6.51

9.98

z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Stage 2: Build Point Cloud
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)

10.33

z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Stage 3: Build Mesh
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)

3.48

3.45

z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Stage 4: Build Texture
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)

1.45

1.52

z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - Total Time
Time in Minutes (Lower is Better)

23.44

25.28

z(Win7) Agisoft PhotoScan Benchmark - CPU Mapping Speed
Million Points Per Second

100

126

z(Win 7) POV-Ray 3.7 Beta RC4
Score (Higher is Better)

1323

1103

z(Win7) 3DMark Vantage Pixel Fill (Processor Graphics)
Million Pixels Per Second

0.97

1.32

z(Win7) 3DMark Vantage Texel Fill (Processor Graphics)
Million Texels Per Second

4.56

3.72