Legacy CPU Benchmarks
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Bench Results
Intel (Sandy Bridge) Core i5 2500K (95W) - 4C/4T, 3.3GHz, 1MB L2, 6MB L3
z AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE - 3.7GHz - 2MB L2 - 6MB L3
z AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE - 3.7GHz - 2MB L2 - 6MB L3
Product Ratings & Comparisons
z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Single Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
5860
4289
z(Win7) Cinebench R10 - Multi-Threaded Benchmark
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
Score in CBMarks - Higher is Better
20381
15622
z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 1st pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
100
77.6
z(Win 7) x264 HD Benchmark - 2nd pass - v3.03
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
28.7
24
z(Win7) 7-zip Benchmark (Win7)
32MB Dictionary - Total MIPS - Higher is Better
32MB Dictionary - Total MIPS - Higher is Better
15274
13621
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Overall
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
265
215
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Productivity
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
273
216
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - E-Learning
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
244
193
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - Video Creation
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
251
252
z(Retired) SYSMark 2007 - 3D
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
Score in SYSMarks - Higher is Better
296
205
z(Retired) Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Retouch Artists Speed Test
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
12.6
20.5
z(Retired) DivX 6.8.5 Encode (Xmpeg 5.0.3)
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
31.3
40.2
z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 1st pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
100.8
83.6
z(Retired) x264 HD Encode Test - 2nd pass - x264 0.59.819
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
Frames Per Second - Higher is Better
27.7
21.9
z(Retired) Windows Media Encoder 9 x64
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
22
26
z(Retired) POV-Ray 3.7 beta 23 - SMP Benchmark
CPU Score in PPS - Higher is Better
CPU Score in PPS - Higher is Better
3439
2934
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc 3dsmax 8 CPU Test
CPU Rendering Composite Score - Higher is Better
CPU Rendering Composite Score - Higher is Better
17.4
12.9
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Radiosity
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
10.45
15.335
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Throne Shadowmap
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
6.677
9.982
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - CBALLS2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
3.923
4.648
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SinglePipe2
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
15.101
19.323
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - Underwater
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
17.455
25.155
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - SpaceFlyby
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
20.995
24.963
z(Retired) 3dsmax r9 - SPECapc - UnderwaterEscape
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Render Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
17.925
25.785
z(Retired) Par2 - Multi-Threaded par2cmdline 0.4
Time to Recover 57.2MB from 707.5MB Archive in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time to Recover 57.2MB from 707.5MB Archive in Seconds - Lower is Better
19.8
30.7
z(Retired) Blender 2.48a Character Render
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
46.1
52.9
z(Retired) Microsoft Excel 2007 SP1 - Monte Carlo Simulation
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
15.4
22.3
z(Retired) Sorenson Squeeze Pro 5 - Flash Video Creation
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
90.8
118
z(Retired) WinRAR 3.8 Compression - 300MB Archive
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
Time in Seconds - Lower is Better
70.5
105.2
z(Retired) Build Chromium Project - Visual Studio 2010
Compile Time in Minutes - Lower is Better
Compile Time in Minutes - Lower is Better
27.1
30.2
z(Retired) Dragon Age Origins - 1680 x 1050 - Max Settings (no AA/Vsync)
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
159.4
121.4
z(Retired) Dawn of War II - 1680 x 1050 - Ultra Settings
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
82.3
60.1
z(Retired) World of Warcraft
FRAPS Runthrough - FPS - Higher is Better
FRAPS Runthrough - FPS - Higher is Better
119.4
80.6
z(Retired) Starcraft 2
1024 x 768 - Medium Graphics, Ultra CPU Settings
1024 x 768 - Medium Graphics, Ultra CPU Settings
64.9
42.5
z(Retired) Load Power Consumption x264 HD 3.03 1st pass (Win7/Radeon HD 5870)
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
Total System Power Consumption in Watts - Lower is Better
125.6
164.6
z(Retired) Crysis Warhead - 1680 x 1050 - Mainstream Quality (Physics on Enthusiast) - assault bench
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
91.6
83.8
z(Retired) Far Cry 2 - 1680 x 1050 - Playback (Action Scene) - Medium Quality
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
78.9
55.5
z(Retired) Left 4 Dead - 1680 x 1050 - Max Settings (No AA/AF/Vsync)
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
142.7
130.8
z(Retired) Fallout 3 - 1680 x 1050 - Medium Quality
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
Frames per Second - Higher is Better
90.3
87.5