Legacy CPU Benchmarks

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Legacy CPU Product Benchmarks

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Bench Results

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

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

Product Ratings & Comparisons

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

100

97.1

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

28.7

38.8

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

265

274

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

251

255

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

273

283

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

296

318

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

12.6

11.3

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

31.3

29.1

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

100.8

106.4

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

27.7

36.3

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

17.4

20.1

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

10.45

8.405

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

6.677

6.24

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

3.923

3.41

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

15.101

13.098

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

17.455

14.452

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

20.995

18.215

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

17.925

16.118

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

5860

6397

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

20381

24933

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

3439

4875

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

19.8

17.3

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

46.1

40.1

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

15.4

11.1

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

90.8

72.7

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

70.5

59.6

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

90.3

96.9

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

142.7

145.8

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

78.9

80.4

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

91.6

90.5

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

79.9

80.4

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

133

127.6

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

15274

21715

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

4369

4611

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

4.4

3.4

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

159.4

156

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

82.3

85.2

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

119.4

118.5

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

125.6

128

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

64.9

62.6

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

179

212

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

159

176

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

172

197

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

184

221

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

195

268

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

191

234

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

174

187

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

27.1

18.6

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

2.8

3.7

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

0.26

0.18

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

91.5

96.5

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

170.6

173.3

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

104.4

102.6

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

114.4

119

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

124.3

128.1

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

124.3

128.1

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

124.3

128.1

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

1.47

1.56

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

5.42

7.48

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

117.5

120.39

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

374.67

653.1

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)

84.09

63.66

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

416.6

423.68

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

15.59

15.5

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

9.98

6.51

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)

3.45

3.48

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

1.52

1.45

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

25.28

23.44

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

126

100

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

1103

1323

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

1.32

0.97

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

3.72

4.56